Xiaomi Redmi 9C vs Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.53-inch Xiaomi Redmi 9C (with MediaTek Helio G35) that was released on June 30, 2020, against the Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A20 Pro and came out 6 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 9C
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 256GB
- Fingerprint scanner
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- Weighs 53 grams less
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 17.5x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3504K versus 200K)
- Delivers 550% higher peak brightness (2731 against 420 nits)
- Has 6x more RAM: 12GB versus 2GB
- The rear camera has a 4x optical zoom
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Supports higher wattage charging (60W versus 10W)
- 71% higher pixel density (460 vs 269 PPI)
- Modern USB Type-C port
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Handles wireless charging up to 25W
- Thinner bezels – 10.5% 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 | 3000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Ceramic Shield 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.1% | 91.6% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 92.9% | - |
| PWM | 17120 Hz | - |
| Response time | 47 ms | - |
| Contrast | 881:1 | - |
Screen space comparison
iPhone 18 Pro Max
6.9″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 18.1 in2
Redmi 9C
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) | 163.4 mm (6.43 inches) |
| Width | 77 mm (3.03 inches) | 78 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 9 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.75 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 196 g (6.91 oz) | 249 g (8.78 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Blue, Green, Purple | Black, Silver, Blue, Burgundy |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, rear | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G35 | Apple A20 Pro |
| Max clock | 2300 MHz | 4930 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.3 GHz: Cortex-A53 |
- 4 cores at 2.64 GHz: - 2 cores at 4.93 GHz: |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 2 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | No | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | IMG PowerVR GE8320 | 7 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 32 | 896 |
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~43.5 GFLOPS | ~2903 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 55104 |
| Single-core score | 300 | 4725 |
| Multi-core score | 843 | 12575 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 98876 | 964766 |
| GPU | 12351 | 1393271 |
| Memory | 52554 | 400483 |
| UX | 37013 | 745645 |
| Total score | 200794 | 3504165 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi 9C
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-04-22 -> KILLERBOT2006 | CPU Throttle | 90% |
| 📘 2025-10-20 (Meow cute) | AnTuTu 11 | 200794 |
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-04 (zsc) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 4047 / 11701 |
Memory
| RAM size | 2 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | - | 4800 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 3 |
| 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 27 |
| ROM | MIUI 12 | - |
| OS size | 18 GB | - |
| OS updates | - | 7 years |
| Security updates | - | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5567 mAh |
| Max charge power | 10 W | 60 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (25 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | No | Yes (81% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:59 hr | 0:55 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 14:13 hr |
| Watching video | - | 22:52 hr |
| Gaming | - | 08:36 hr |
| Standby | - | 146 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#20th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4128 x 3096 | 8064 x 6048 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 4x |
| 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 2) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 48 MP 4) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.5 - 4.0 |
| Focal length | 28 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 48 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | - | 100 mm |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 48 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 5 megapixels | 18 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 2560 x 1960 | 4896 x 3672 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | - | 20 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1 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 |
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 | - 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 | 6.0 |
| 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* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | 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 2026 |
| Release date | September 2020 | September 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $110 | $1299 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi 15C 4G | - |
| SAR (head) | 0.355 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 0.729 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | - | Not included |
*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 18 Pro Max is definitely a better buy.
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