Xiaomi 18 Fold vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 7.58-inch Xiaomi 18 Fold (with XRing O3) that was released on September 7, 2026, against the Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A19 Pro and came out 1 year before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 18 Fold
- 2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (5228K versus 2590K)
- Has a 0.68 inch larger screen size
- Comes with 912 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5088 mAh
- Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 40W)
- The phone is 1 year newer
- Fingerprint scanner
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+4)
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- The rear camera has a 4x optical zoom
- 20% higher pixel density (460 vs 382 PPI)
- Better grip in hands – the body is 39.8 mm narrower
- 8% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3940 and 3636 points
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 7.58 inches | 6.9 inches |
| Resolution | 2364 x 1672 pixels | 1320 x 2868 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 382 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | - | 3000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 4000 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass 3 | Ceramic Shield 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.7% | 91.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | - | 99.9% |
| PWM | - | 240 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
18 Fold
7.58″ (3:2 ratio) = 26.5 in2
iPhone 17 Pro Max
6.9″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 18.1 in2
~46% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.8 mm (6.45 inches) | 163.4 mm (6.43 inches) |
| Width | 117.8 mm (4.64 inches) | 78 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 5.02 mm (0.2 inches) | 8.75 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 219 g (7.72 oz) | 233 g (8.22 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP59 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gray, Red, Rose gold | Silver, Blue, Orange |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.04/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Very good (B) · 180 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | XRing O3 | Apple A19 Pro |
| Max clock | 4350 MHz | 4260 MHz |
| CPU cores | 10 (2 + 4 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 3.15 GHz: C1-Pro - 4 cores at 3.68 GHz: C1-Premium - 2 cores at 4.35 GHz: C1-Ultra |
- 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: - 2 cores at 4.26 GHz: |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G2 Ultra NX MP16 | 6 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 2048 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1600 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~6554 GFLOPS | ~2488.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 34901 | 46450 |
| Single-core score | 3636 | 3940 |
| Multi-core score | 13491 | 10434 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1359147 | 788283 |
| GPU | 2143582 | 922741 |
| Memory | 941063 | 226010 |
| UX | 784222 | 653533 |
| Total score | 5228014 | 2590567 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [14 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 76% |
| Graphics test | - | 18 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2487 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 42 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 47 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 42 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 36 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 10999 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#3rd place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi 18 Fold
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-23 -> manvancongggg | AnTuTu 12 | 4862080 |
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-21 (Md.Imran Shafiq) | AnTuTu 11 | 2602137 |
| 📘 2026-07-31 (xon1005) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 4028 / 10579 |
| 📘 2026-06-15 (Domi) | AnTuTu 11 | 2427596 |
| 📘 2026-06-09 (Cristiano) | AnTuTu 11 | 2258714 |
| 📘 2026-05-29 (Joker) | AnTuTu 11 | 2433128 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 17 | iOS 26 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5) |
| ROM | HyperOS 4 | - |
| OS size | - | 20 GB |
| OS updates | - | 7 years |
| Security updates | - | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6000 mAh | 5088 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 40 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (25 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Bypass charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (65% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 1:12 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | - | 12:36 hr |
| Watching video | - | 22:25 hr |
| Gaming | - | 08:17 hr |
| Standby | - | 154 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#23rd place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 8064 x 6048 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.5x | Optical, 4x |
| Flash | - | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | - | No |
| 4K video recording | - | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | - | Up to 120FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 48 MP 4) Depth |
| Camera features | - | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.78 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP5 | Sony IMX903 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.5 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 80 mm | 100 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | Sony IMX973 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50M | Sony IMX972 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 18 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4896 x 3672 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 20 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX914 |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | - | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | - | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Additional lens | 16 MP, f/21 | - |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - 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 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2026 | September 2025 |
| Release date | September 2026 | September 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1640 | $1199 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 67 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on iPhone 17 Pro Max:
- Battery is 5,088 mAh on the eSIM-only model (vs 4,832 mAh on the Nano SIM + eSIM version).
- The Chinese model alone includes dual Nano SIM slots and 15 W wireless charging.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max. It has a better camera and software.
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