Xiaomi 11 Lite NE 5G vs Apple iPhone Air

Price Comparison (India)

-	Rs. 119,900

Manufacturer
Xiaomi	Apple
Announced
September 2021	September 2025
Status
Coming Soon - September 2021	Coming Soon - September 2025
Price
Rs. 26,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]	Rs. 119,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Truffle Black, Bubblegum Blue, Peach Pink, Snowflake White	Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, Sky Blue
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
160.5 x 75.7 x 6.8 mm (6.32 x 2.98 x 0.27 in)	156.2 x 74.7 x 5.6 mm (6.15 x 2.94 x 0.22 in)
Weight
158 g (5.57 oz)	165 g (5.82 oz)
SIM Type
Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	-
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network
LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 42, 66	LTE
5G Network
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 26, 38, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA	SA/NSA/Sub6
Messaging

Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted) IP53, dust and splash protection	IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

OS
Android 11	iOS 26
User Interface
MIUI 12.5	-
Processor
Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 3x2.2 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.90 GHz Kryo 670), Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 nm) [Similar]	Hexa-core, Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)
GPU
Adreno 642L [Similar]	Apple GPU (5-core graphics) [Similar]
RAM
8 GB [Browse Similar]	8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
256 GB	1 TB
External Memory
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)	No

Type
FHD+ AMOLED Screen 90Hz Refresh Rate Dolby Vision HDR10+ 500 nits (typ), 800 nits (HBM) Corning Gorilla Glass 5	FHD+ LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED Screen 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 Nits (typ) 1600 Nits (HBM), 3000 Nits (peak) Ceramic Shield 2 Protection
Colors
1B Colors	16M colors
Size
6.55 inches [Similar]	6.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 2400 pixels (402 ppi)	1260 x 2736 pixels (463 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
85.17%	88.92%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
64 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP [Similar]	48 MP [Similar]
Flash
Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash	Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features
64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.97", 0.7µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.4, 50mm (telephoto macro), 1/5.0", 1.12µm, AF HDR, Panorama	48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS HDR (photo/panorama)
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps; gyro-EIS	4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.
Front Camera
20 MP, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 1/3.4", 0.8µm HDR panorama, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps [Similar]	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]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A	HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, LE	6.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go	USB Type-C 2.0
GPS
Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS, NavIC
Browser
Yes	Yes

Internal
256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 2.2	1 TB, 8 GB RAM or 512 GB, 8 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM NVMe
Expandable Storage
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)	No
USB OTG
Supported	Not Supported

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

Barometer Sensor

NFC

Type
Li-Ion, non-removable Fast charging 33W	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
Capacity
4250 mAh	3149 mAh
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
-	-