OnePlus Nord 6 vs Xiaomi 18 Pro Max

Comparing the OnePlus Nord 6 vs Xiaomi 18 Pro Max across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi 18 Pro Max runs at a higher processing speed of 5.01 GHz, while OnePlus Nord 6 runs at 3.21 GHz, making Xiaomi 18 Pro Max the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi 18 Pro Max offers a screen size of 6.9 inches, while OnePlus Nord 6 offers 6.78 inches, making Xiaomi 18 Pro Max the larger display of the two. Both OnePlus Nord 6 and Xiaomi 18 Pro Max feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Xiaomi 18 Pro Max offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while OnePlus Nord 6 offers 50 MP, making Xiaomi 18 Pro Max better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Xiaomi 18 Pro Max offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while OnePlus Nord 6 offers 32 MP, making Xiaomi 18 Pro Max better for front camera photography.

Battery: OnePlus Nord 6 offers a higher battery capacity with 9000 mAh, while Xiaomi 18 Pro Max offers 8500 mAh, making OnePlus Nord 6 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both OnePlus Nord 6 and Xiaomi 18 Pro Max offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

OnePlus Nord 6

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Summary

Spec Score

90%

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Release Date

09 Apr, 2026

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Performance

	N/A
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4	Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
Octa Core (upto 3.21 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 5.01 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 vs Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6

Display

	N/A
6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.9 inches (17.53 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED
1272x2772 px (FHD+)	1208x2624 px (FHD+)
165 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

	N/A
50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A	200 MP Telephoto Macro Camera (upto 3.2x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

	N/A
32 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery

	N/A
9000 mAh	8500 mAh
80W Super Charging	100W Fast Charging
N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.4/10

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Pros

Excellent day-to-day and gaming performance
Two-day battery life
Improved durability with IP69K and MIL-STD-810H
Camera performance is surprisingly strong

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Polycarbonate frame and back make it less premium
No 512GB storage option
Runs slightly warm during gaming

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5

(5,566 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,366,913 AnTuTu Score	N/A
20h 46m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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General

Launch Date

Apr 07, 2026

(Official)

N/A

Operating System

Android v16

Android v17

OS Updates

4 Year

N/A

Security Updates

6 Year

N/A

Custom UI

Oxygen OS

HyperOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

N/A

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SM8735

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 SM8975

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Processor

Octa core

3.21 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 3 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 2.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720 2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

2 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 825

Adreno 850

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

2,366,913

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

14.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

4,499

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

27.4 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

N/A

Display Type

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)

Resolution

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

1208x2624 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3600 nits

4000 nits

HBM Brightness

1800 nits

N/A

PWM Dimming

3840 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

165 Hz

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

3200 Hz

300 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.6:9

20:9

Pixel Density

450 ppi

419 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.41 %

91.98 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A	Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93.5 %

N/A

Design

Height

162.5 mm

163.39 mm

Width

77.5 mm

77.6 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm

8.39 mm

Weight

217 grams

235 grams

Build Material

N/A	Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

N/A

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size LYT 600 0.8µm pixel size

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

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

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

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

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Quad Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

Camera Features

20 x Digital Zoom

Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

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

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization

Slow Motion
Bokeh portrait video

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

N/A

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A	Selfie Voice command

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

N/A

Capacity

9000 mAh

8500 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Super Charging

Yes 100W Fast Charging v3.0

Wireless Charging

N/A	Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes 27W Reverse Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

20h 46m

N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 5m

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

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)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

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)