Xiaomi 14 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.73-inch Xiaomi 14 Ultra (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on February 22, 2024, against the Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A16 Bionic and came out 1 year and 6 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 14 Ultra
- Has 2.7x more RAM: 16GB versus 6GB
- Comes with 677 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4323 mAh
- 39% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2033K versus 1464K)
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 23W)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- Fingerprint scanner
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- The phone is 1 year and 6 months newer
- 13% higher pixel density (522 vs 460 PPI)
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
- Shows 36% longer battery life (30:06 vs 22:08 hours)
- Delivers 37% higher peak brightness (1761 against 1287 nits)
- 15% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2518 and 2197 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
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.73 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels | 1290 x 2796 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 522 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 | 1000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Xiaomi Shield Glass | Ceramic Shield |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.9% | 88.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 98.9% | 99.9% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.4 mm (6.35 inches) | 160.7 mm (6.33 inches) |
| Width | 75.3 mm (2.96 inches) | 77.6 mm (3.06 inches) |
| Thickness | 9.2 mm (0.36 inches) | 7.85 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 219.8 g (7.75 oz) | 240 g (8.47 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black | Black, Silver, Gold, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Apple A16 Bionic |
| Max clock | 3300 MHz | 3460 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 | - 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 3.46 GHz: Everest |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Apple A16 GPU |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 903 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS | ~1789.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 450321 | 310783 |
| GPU | 867551 | 514249 |
| Memory | 404276 | 234912 |
| UX | 311241 | 404558 |
| Total score | 2033389 | 1464502 |
| Samples | [4 tests] | [30 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 47.7 °C | 46 °C |
| Stability | 86% | 82% |
| Graphics test | 93 FPS | 58 FPS |
| Graphics score | 15676 | 9848 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14693 | - |
| Video editing | 7926 | - |
| Photo editing | 32334 | - |
| Data manipulation | 16113 | - |
| Writing score | 19642 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 12, 16 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256, 512, 1024 GB | 128, 256, 512, 1024 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | iOS 16 (Can be upgraded to iOS 18.2) |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | - |
| OS size | 31 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4323 mAh |
| Max charge power | 90 W | 23 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (80 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (52% in 15 min) | Yes (48% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:34 hr | 1:52 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:23 hr | 11:49 hr |
| Watching video | 12:26 hr | 18:59 hr |
| Gaming | 04:35 hr | 06:50 hr |
| Standby | 109 hr | 144 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 1920 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 122° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Telephoto: 50 MP 4) Ultrawide: 50 MP 5) Depth | 1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP 4) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 - 4.0 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-900 | Sony IMX803 |
| Sensor size | 1/0" | 1/1.28" |
| Pixel size | 1.6 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 120 mm | 77 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX858 | Sony IMX713 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.51" | 1/3.5" |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 12 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX858 | Sony IMX633 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.51" | 1/2.55" |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 75 | 80 |
| Preview | 83 | 91 |
| Zoom | 160 | 139 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi 14 Ultra from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV32B | Sony IMX714 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.14" | 1/3.6" |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | - | 139 |
| Video | - | 154 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | - |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes, DP 1.2 | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | 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* | 20 | 20 |
| 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 | February 2024 | September 2022 |
| Release date | February 2024 | September 2022 |
| Launch price | $1499 | $1099 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 90 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on 14 Ultra:
- The rear cover is available in glass or eco-leather, while the frame can be aluminum or titanium.
- The front glass is either Xiaomi Shield Glass or Xiaomi Longjing Glass.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

