Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone Air vs Xiaomi 17 Pro Max

Apple iPhone Air
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Xiaomi
Announced September 2025 September 2025
Status Coming Soon - September 2025 Available - September 2025
Price Rs. 119,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, Sky Blue Black, White, Purple, Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 156.2 x 74.7 x 5.6 mm
(6.15 x 2.94 x 0.22 in)
162.9 x 77.6 x 8 mm
(6.41 x 3.06 x 0.31 in)
Weight 165 g (5.82 oz) 219 g (7.73 oz)
SIM Type - Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71
5G Network SA/NSA/Sub6 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 83, 84, 89 SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 26 Android 16
User Interface - HyperOS 3
Processor Hexa-core, Apple A19 Pro (3 nm) Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M), Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) [Similar]
GPU Apple GPU (5-core graphics) [Similar] Adreno 840 [Similar]
RAM 8 GB [Browse Similar] 16 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 1 TB 1 TB
External Memory No No

display Display

Type FHD+ LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED Screen
120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 Nits (typ)
1600 Nits (HBM), 3000 Nits (peak)
Ceramic Shield 2 Protection
2K LTPO AMOLED Screen, 2160Hz PWM, 120Hz
Dolby Vision, HDR Vivid, HDR10+, 3500 Nits (peak)
Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 68B colors
Size 6.5 inches [Similar] 6.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1260 x 2736 pixels (463 ppi) 1200 x 2608 pixels (416 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 88.92% 92.30%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP [Similar] 50 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP [Similar]
Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features 48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
HDR (photo/panorama)
50 MP, f/1.7, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.6, 115mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.0", PDAF (30cm - ∞), OIS, 5x optical zoom
50 MP, f/2.4, 17mm, 102˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm
Laser AF, Color Spectrum Sensor, Leica Lens, HDR, Panorama
Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec. 8K@30fps (HDR), 4K@30/60/120fps (HDR10+, 10-bit Dolby Vision HDR, 10-bit LOG), 1080p@30/60/120/240/960fps, 720p@1920fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, (wide), PDAF, OIS
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
50 MP, f/2.2, 21mm (wide), PDAF
HDR, panorama
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, HDR10+, gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 6.0, A2DP, LE 5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, LHDC 5
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 3.2, Display Port, OTG
GPS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS, NavIC GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5), GLONASS
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 1 TB, 8 GB RAM or 512 GB, 8 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM NVMe 1 TB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 4.1
Expandable Storage No No
USB OTG Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min
20W wireless (MagSafe), 50% in 30 min
20W wireless (Qi2)
4.5W reverse wired
Non-removable Si/C Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 100W wired, PD3.0, QC3+, 100W PPS
50W wireless
22.5W reverse wireless
Capacity 3149 mAh 7500 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -