Xiaomi 18 Pro Max vs Honor Magic 9 Pro Max

Comparing the Xiaomi 18 Pro Max vs Honor Magic 9 Pro Max across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Honor Magic 9 Pro Max runs at a higher processing speed of 5.11 GHz, while Xiaomi 18 Pro Max runs at 5.01 GHz, making Honor Magic 9 Pro Max the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi 18 Pro Max offers a screen size of 6.9 inches, while Honor Magic 9 Pro Max offers 6.8 inches, making Xiaomi 18 Pro Max the larger display of the two. Honor Magic 9 Pro Max features a LTPO OLED display compared to Xiaomi 18 Pro Max's AMOLED, making Honor Magic 9 Pro Max the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Xiaomi 18 Pro Max and Honor Magic 9 Pro Max feature a 200 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Honor Magic 9 Pro Max offers a higher front camera resolution with 55 MP, while Xiaomi 18 Pro Max offers 50 MP, making Honor Magic 9 Pro Max better for front camera photography.

Battery: Honor Magic 9 Pro Max offers a higher battery capacity with 8800 mAh, while Xiaomi 18 Pro Max offers 8500 mAh, making Honor Magic 9 Pro Max better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Xiaomi 18 Pro Max and Honor Magic 9 Pro Max offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Xiaomi 18 Pro Max

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Honor Magic 9 Pro Max

(Not Released in India)

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Summary

Performance

Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro
Octa Core (upto 5.01 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 5.11 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 vs Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro

Display

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
AMOLED	LTPO OLED
1208x2624 px (FHD+)	1320x2868 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

200 MP Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
200 MP Telephoto Macro Camera (upto 3.2x Optical Zoom)	200 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

50 MP

55 MP

Battery

8500 mAh	8800 mAh
100W Fast Charging	100W
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.1	N/A

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General

Operating System

Android v17

Custom UI

HyperOS

MagicOS

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 SM8975

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro

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Processor

Octa core

5.01 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 4.03 GHz, Tri core, Oryon 3.74 GHz, Tri core

Octa core

5.11 GHz, Dual core 4.03 GHz, Tri core 3.74 GHz, Tri core

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

2 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 850

N/A

RAM

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Display

Display Type

AMOLED

LTPO OLED

Screen Size

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1208x2624 px (FHD+)

1320x2868 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4000 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

300 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9

N/A

Pixel Density

419 ppi

464 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

91.98 %

N/A

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Design

Height

163.39 mm

N/A

Width

77.6 mm

N/A

Thickness

8.39 mm

N/A

Weight

235 grams

N/A

Build Material

Back: Glass

Back: Metal

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Resolution

200 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.6723 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size Light Hunter 960L 2.44µm pixel size

200 MP
Primary Camera1/1.28" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera17 mm focal length

50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.8" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

200 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Macro Camera1/1.56" sensor size

200 MP
Telephoto Camera1/1.4" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes Quad Phase Detection Autofocus

N/A

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

N/A

Camera Features

Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240/960 fps
HD @30/120/240/480/960/1920 fps

N/A

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Bokeh portrait video

N/A

Front Camera

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera

55 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

N/A

Camera Features

Selfie Voice command

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Capacity

8500 mAh

8800 mAh

Quick Charging

Yes 100W Fast Charging v3.0

Yes 100W

Wireless Charging

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes 27W Reverse Charging

N/A

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

N/A

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

N/A

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

N/A

Network Support

5G 4G

5G Not Supported

VoLTE

Yes

N/A

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 700 (band 12)

N/A

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)

N/A