Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus (with MediaTek Dimensity 920) that was released on October 28 2021 against the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max which is powered by Apple A15 Bionic and came out 1 month before. On this page you will find tests full specs strengths and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.

Differences
Review
Specs
Benchmarks
Battery life
Camera
Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus

Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
Fingerprint scanner
Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
Has 2 SIM card slots
Has a built-in infrared port

Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
Shows 61% longer battery life (43:44 vs 27:09 hours)
63% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (798K versus 490K)
Delivers 38% higher peak brightness (1051 against 760 nits)
Supports wireless charging up to 7.5W
Optical image stabilization
Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Xiaomi
16% higher pixel density (458 vs 395 PPI)
The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Display Screen quality color accuracy brightness Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus 86 iPhone 13 Pro Max 91 Performance CPU/GPU performance in apps and games Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus 55 iPhone 13 Pro Max 87 Battery Battery life charging type and speed Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus 72 iPhone 13 Pro Max 93 Camera Photo and video recording quality Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus 65 iPhone 13 Pro Max 87 Connectivity Networks ports data transmission Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus 86 iPhone 13 Pro Max 77 NanoReview score Final comparison evaluation Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus 72 iPhone 13 Pro Max 87

Value for money

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Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests Phone: Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus vs iPhone 13 Pro Max

Display

Type	AMOLED	OLED
Size	6.67 inches	6.7 inches
Resolution	1080 x 2400 pixels	1284 x 2778 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	19.5:9
PPI	395 ppi	458 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	120 Hz
Max rated brightness	700 nits	1000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR	1200 nits	1200 nits
HDR support	Yes HDR10	Yes Dolby Vision
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Ceramic Shield
Screen-to-body ratio	86.1%	87.4%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display	- DCI-P3

Display tests
RGB color space	-	99.9%
PWM	-	238 Hz
Response time	-	8.5 ms
Contrast	-	∞ Infinity

Peak brightness test (auto) Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus 760 nits iPhone 13 Pro Max +38% 1051 nits Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height	163.65 mm (6.44 inches)	160.8 mm (6.33 inches)
Width	76.19 mm (3 inches)	78.1 mm (3.07 inches)
Thickness	8.34 mm (0.33 inches)	7.65 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight	204 gramm (7.2 oz)	240 gramm (8.47 oz)
Waterproof	IP53	IP68
Rear material	Glass	Glass
Frame material	Plastic	Metal
Colors	Black Green Purple	Black Silver Gold Blue Green
Fingerprint scanner	Yes in home button	No

Screen-to-body ratio Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus 86.1% iPhone 13 Pro Max +2% 87.4%

Performance

Tests of Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus and Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max in the benchmarks

SoC
Chipset	MediaTek Dimensity 920	Apple A15 Bionic
Max. clock	2500 MHz	3200 MHz
CPU cores	8 (2 + 6)	6 (2 + 4)
Architecture	- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78	- 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Blizzard - 2 cores at 3.24 GHz: Avalanche
L3 cache	2 MB	-
Lithography process	6 nanometers	5 nanometers
Graphics	Mali-G68 MC4	Apple GPU
GPU clock	950 MHz	1200 MHz
FLOPS	~684 GFLOPS	-

Memory
RAM size	6 8 GB	6 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4X
Memory clock	2133 MHz	2133 MHz
Channels	2	2

Storage
Storage size	128 256 GB	128 256 512 1024 GB
Storage type	UFS 2.2	NVMe
Memory card	MicroSD	No
Memory card max. size	Up to 512 GB	-

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (Single-Core) Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus 737 iPhone 13 Pro Max +138% 1757 Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core) Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus 2232 iPhone 13 Pro Max +113% 4752 AnTuTu Benchmark 9 Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus 490559 iPhone 13 Pro Max +63% 798603

CPU	131708	213823
GPU	134165	317561
Memory	86912	126792
UX	133552	136444
Total score	490559	798603

3DMark Wild Life Performance Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus 2113 iPhone 13 Pro Max +349% 9483

Stability	99%	82%
Graphics test	12 FPS	56 FPS
Graphics score	2113	9483
PCMark 3.0 score	10290	-

Sources: 3DMark [3] [4] ▶️ Submit your AnTuTu result

Software

Operating system	Android 11	iOS 15 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16)
ROM	MIUI 13	-
OS size	-	13 GB

Battery

Specifications
Capacity	4500 mAh	4352 mAh
Charge power	120 W	27 W
Battery type	Li-Po	Li-Ion
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	No	Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging	No	No
Fast charging	Yes (50% in 7 min)	Yes (42% in 30 min)
Full charging time	0:16 hr	1:46 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	09:42 hr	14:55 hr
Watching video	11:50 hr	20:14 hr
Gaming	05:58 hr	07:42 hr
Standby	83 hr	140 hr

General battery life Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus 27:09 hr iPhone 13 Pro Max +61% 43:44 hr Smartphone Battery Life Ranking

Camera

Specs and camera test of smartphones

Main camera
Matrix	108 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	12032 x 9024	4032 x 3024
Zoom	Digital	Optical 3x
Flash	LED	Dual LED
Stabilization	Digital	Optical
8K video recording	No	No
4K video recording	Up to 30FPS	Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 60FPS
Slow motion	960 FPS (720p)	240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens	120°	120°
Lenses	3 (108 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP)	4 (12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP + 0 MP)
Wide (main) lens	- 108 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.7 micron - Sensor: 1/1.52" Samsung S5KHM2 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.5 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.9 micron - Sensor: 1/1.66" Sony IMX703 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization
Telephoto lens	-	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.8 - Focal length: 77 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization
Ultra-wide lens	- 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 16 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/2.8" Samsung S5K4H7 (ISOCELL CMOS)	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Phase autofocus
Macro lens	- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 50 mm	-
Depth lens	-	- Pixel size: 1 micron
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support
Samples	-	Photo samples of Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max from DxOMark

Selfie camera
Megapixels	16 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	4608 x 3456	4032 x 3024
Aperture	f/2.4	f/2.2
Focal length	-	23 mm
Pixel size	1 microns	1 microns
Sensor type	Exmor-RS CMOS	Exmor-RS CMOS
Sensor size	1/3"	1/3.6"
Video resolution	1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS

DxOMark camera tests

Photo quality Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus n/a iPhone 13 Pro Max 144 Video quality Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus n/a iPhone 13 Pro Max 119 Generic camera score Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus n/a iPhone 13 Pro Max 137

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version	5.2	5
Bluetooth features	LE A2DP	LE A2DP
USB type	USB Type-C	-
USB version	2	2
USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG
GPS	GPS GLONASS Beidou Galileo QZSS NAVIC	GPS GLONASS Beidou Galileo QZSS
NFC*	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	Yes	No

Network
Number of SIM*	2	1
Type of SIM card	Nano	Nano
Multi SIM mode	Standby	-
eSIM support*	No	Yes
Hybrid slot	Yes	No
LTE Cat*	18	18
5G support	Yes	Yes

Sound

Speakers	Stereo	Stereo
Headphone audio jack	Yes	No
FM radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	Yes	Yes

Speakers test Max. loudness Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus n/a iPhone 13 Pro Max 80.2 dB

Other

Category	Mid-range	Flagship
Announced	October 2021	September 2021
Release date	November 2021	September 2021
SAR (head)	-	0.99 W/kg
SAR (body)	-	0.98 W/kg
Sensors	- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor

*Disclaimer! NFC GSM network support and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data we think that the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So which phone would you choose? Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus 19 (70.4%) Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max 8 (29.6%) Vote Total votes: 27

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