TLDR;
This video compares the Xiaomi 17 Pro Max to the iPhone 17 Pro Max, highlighting the Xiaomi's impressive specs and features that seem designed to outdo the iPhone. The Xiaomi boasts a brighter display, faster chip, larger battery with rapid charging, and a versatile rear display.
- The Xiaomi 17 Pro Max closely mimics the iPhone's design and software.
- It features a brighter display and a faster Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip.
- The phone has a massive battery with fast wired and wireless charging.
- The rear display offers unique functionalities, including high-quality selfies and customisable widgets.
Intro: Xiaomi 17 Pro Max - An iPhone Clone? [0:00]
The Xiaomi 17 Pro Max bears a striking resemblance to the iPhone 17 Pro Max, with a similar shape, flat sides, and camera plateau design. The software also takes cues from iOS, including the quick control pull-down, stock app aesthetics, widgets, and even a dynamic island. Xiaomi has even aligned its flagship phone naming convention to match the iPhone.
Display and Performance: Outdoing the iPhone [1:38]
The Xiaomi 17 Pro Max features a 6.9-inch display, similar in size to the iPhone Pro Max, but with a slightly higher resolution and noticeably greater brightness. It opts for an ultrasonic fingerprint reader under the display instead of Face ID. The phone is equipped with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip, which matches the iPhone's single-core performance and surpasses it in multi-core and GPU performance. It also includes 16GB of RAM and up to 1TB of UFS 4.1 storage.
Battery and Charging: A Significant Upgrade [3:07]
The Xiaomi 17 Pro features a 6,300 mAh silicon carbon battery, while the Pro Max boasts a 7,500 mAh battery, exceeding the capacity of competitors like the S25 Ultra and any iPhone. It supports 100-watt wired charging with an included charger and 50-watt wireless charging. The phone also offers 22.5-watt reverse wireless charging, allowing it to charge other devices, including iPhones.
Cameras: Triple 50MP and a Versatile Rear Display [4:44]
The Xiaomi 17 Pro Max is equipped with triple 50-megapixel cameras, each delivering detailed and crisp shots with a shallow depth of field. The telephoto lens offers a 5x optical zoom with natural bokeh. The camera app includes features like 8K video recording, an exposure slider in auto mode, and teleprompter mode. The entire rear camera plateau is a 3000-nit 120Hz OLED display, functioning as a viewfinder for high-quality selfies.
Rear Display Functionality: Beyond a Gimmick [6:55]
The rear display can be awakened with a double-tap to show a customisable clock. Users can swipe down for notifications, swipe to access the camera, and customise the display with various clock faces, widgets, and themes. It also shows ongoing notifications for timers, calls, and music playback. Xiaomi even created a retro handheld gaming case that connects via Bluetooth for playing mini-games on the rear screen. The rear screen is edge-to-edge, corner to corner, doesn't disrupt the weight distribution and the phone is lighter than the Pro iPhone. It's also IP68 rated and has pre-installed screen protectors on both the front and back.