Xiaomi Redmi 9A vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
33
out of 100
VS
89
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.53-inch Xiaomi Redmi 9A (with MediaTek Helio G25) that was released on June 30, 2020, against the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A18 Pro and came out 4 years and 3 months after. 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 Redmi 9A
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 256GB
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- Weighs 33 grams less
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 10.7x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1750K versus 163K)
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Delivers 313% higher peak brightness (1811 against 438 nits)
- Has 4x more RAM: 8GB versus 2GB
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Shows 45% longer battery life (35:01 vs 24:07 hours)
- 71% higher pixel density (460 vs 269 PPI)
- Modern USB Type-C port
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Thinner bezels – 11.2% more screen real estate
- Optical image stabilization
- Has a 0.37 inch larger screen size
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 | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Size | 6.53 inches | 6.9 inches |
| Resolution | 720 x 1600 pixels | 1320 x 2868 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 269 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 400 nits | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | - |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.1% | 92.3% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 92.9% | 99.6% |
| PWM | - | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 40 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | 1318:1 | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
iPhone 16 Pro Max
6.9″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 18.1 in2
Redmi 9A
6.53″ (20:9 ratio) = 16 in2
~13% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164.9 mm (6.49 inches) | 163 mm (6.42 inches) |
| Width | 77 mm (3.03 inches) | 77.6 mm (3.06 inches) |
| Thickness | 9 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 194 g (6.84 oz) | 227 g (8.01 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP68 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Blue, Green | White, Black, Silver, Gold |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.83/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Good (C) · 90 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G25 | Apple A18 Pro |
| Max clock | 2000 MHz | 4040 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.5 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A53 |
- 4 cores at 2.42 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 4.05 GHz: Everest |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | No | Neural Engine |
| Graphics | IMG PowerVR GE8320 | 6 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 32 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 650 MHz | 1490 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~41.8 GFLOPS | ~2289 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 33340 |
| Single-core score | 472 | 3507 |
| Multi-core score | 1524 | 8789 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 77541 | 508577 |
| GPU | 14691 | 540541 |
| Memory | 29116 | 191233 |
| UX | 42375 | 509980 |
| Total score | 163723 | 1750331 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [4 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 74% |
| Graphics test | - | 13 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1718 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 28 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 34 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 29 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 21 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 7448 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi 9A
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-19 (Carlos) | AnTuTu 11 | 165673 |
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-23 -> Rappzzzz | AnTuTu 11 | 2043169 |
| 📘 2026-09-20 (thuanday) | AnTuTu 11 | 2043169 |
| 📘 2026-09-17 (Jonibek) | AnTuTu 11 | 1692383 |
| 📘 2026-07-21 (l1tsemerr) | AnTuTu 11 | 1650968 |
| 📘 2026-04-27 -> hoduyhaodzso1tg | Battery life | SOT 12:58 / – |
Memory
| RAM size | 2 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 1600 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 32 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 256 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 11) | iOS 18 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5) |
| ROM | MIUI 12.5 Enhanced | - |
| OS size | 11 GB | 18 GB |
| OS updates | - | 7 years |
| Security updates | - | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4685 mAh |
| Max charge power | 10 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | No | Yes (46% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:55 hr | 1:57 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 10:08 hr | 14:34 hr |
| Watching video | 13:37 hr | 22:01 hr |
| Gaming | 05:37 hr | 07:12 hr |
| Standby | 118 hr | 163 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#14th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4128 x 3096 | 8064 x 6048 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| Slow motion | No | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 13 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 48 MP 4) Depth |
| Camera features | - | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 28 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX803 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 12 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | - | 120 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX913 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 48 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX972 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 160 |
| Preview | - | 93 |
| Zoom | - | 130 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 5 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 2560 x 1960 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | - | 23 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Sony IMX714 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | - | 149 |
| Video | - | 155 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - 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 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, HID, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | Micro USB | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | No | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 4 | - |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Budget | Flagship |
| Announced | June 2020 | September 2024 |
| Release date | August 2020 | September 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $100 | $1199 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi 10A | - Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max |
| SAR (head) | 0.398 W/kg | 1.22 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 0.901 W/kg | 1.45 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | - | Not included |
Further details
Notes on iPhone 16 Pro Max:
- The US version of the smartphone exclusively supports eSIM, while the international model features both a physical SIM slot and eSIM capability. In China, the device is available with dual physical SIM card slots only.
*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 16 Pro Max is definitely a better buy.
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