Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Mi Play vs Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy M21

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Apple Samsung
Announced December 2018 September 2019 2020, March 18
Status Available - December 2018 Coming Soon - September 2019 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, March 23
Price - Rs. 109,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 12,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Dream Blue, Twilight Gold, Black Space Gray, Silver, Gold Midnight Blue, Raven Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 147.8 x 71.9 x 7.8 mm
(5.82 x 2.83 x 0.31 in)
158 x 77.8 x 8.1 mm
(6.22 x 3.06 x 0.32 in)
159 x 75.1 x 8.9 mm
(6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 in)
Weight 150 g (5.29 oz) 226 g (7.97 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Apple Pencil Support
Dolby Vision HDR10
Wide color gamut
True-tone
120 Hz touch-sensing
- Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) iOS 13 Android 10.0
User Interface MIUI 10 - One UI 2.0
Processor Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm) Hexa-core, Apple A13 Bionic (7 nm+) Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 9611 (10nm)
GPU PowerVR GE8320 Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Mali-G72 MP3
RAM 4 GB 6 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 128/256/512 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) No microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen Full HD+ OLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Dolby Vision, HDR10
Wide color gamut, True-tone
120 Hz touch-sensing
Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
420 nits max brightness (advertised)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.84 inches 6.5 inches 6.4 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2280 pixels (432 ppi) 1242 x 2688 pixels (456 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (403 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 80.10% 84.27% 84.07%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no yes
Radio - No FM radio, RDS, recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP
Flash LED Flash Quad-LED dual-tone flash LED Flash
Features 12 MP, f/2.2, 1.25 μm, PDAF
Secondary camera, depth sensor
HDR, Panorama
12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
12 MP, (ultrawide)
HDR, panorama
48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound recording 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 8 MP, HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 12 MP, 26mm (wide), f/2.0, 1.25µm
TOF 3D camera
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
20 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/2.8", 1.0μm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 6 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go 2.0, proprietary reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 (Safari) Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128/256/512 GB, 6 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM (UFS 2.1)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) No microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Fast battery charging 18W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Qi wireless charging
Reverse wireless charging
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity 3000 mAh 3500 mAh 6000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 20 h (3G) -