Xiaomi 18 Pro Max vs ZTE Blade A53 Pro

Xiaomi 18 Pro Max

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6

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ZTE Blade A53 Pro

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Spreadtrum Unisoc

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A full comparison of the Xiaomi 18 Pro Max and the ZTE Blade A53 Pro is not possible yet: there is too little verified data on the ZTE Blade A53 Pro to compute a MobileRank score. The specs we do have are in the table below.

Profile comparison

Category scores

Xiaomi 18 Pro Max

Performance 100

Display 82

Camera 100

Battery 92

Portability 33

Value for money 96

ZTE Blade A53 Pro

Performance —

Display —

Camera 10

Battery 66

Portability 40

Value for money —

What makes Xiaomi 18 Pro Max better?

Bigger battery: 8500 vs 5000 mAh
Better main camera: 200MP vs 13MP

What makes ZTE Blade A53 Pro better?

Comparison verdict

Specs comparison

Specification	Xiaomi 18 Pro Max	ZTE Blade A53 Pro
Processor	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6	Spreadtrum Unisoc
AnTuTu	5001234	—
Geekbench Single	4327	—
Geekbench Multi	12873	—
Display	6.9" LTPO AMOLED	—
Resolution	1208x2624	—
Refresh rate	120 Hz	—
Battery	8500 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging	100W	—
Wireless charging	50W	—
Main camera	200 MP	13 MP
Ultrawide	50 MP	0 MP
Telephoto	200 MP	0 MP
Front camera	50 MP	5 MP
RAM	12GB / 16GB	—
Storage	256GB / 512GB / 1TB	64GB
OS	Android 17	Android 12 Snow Cone
Brightness (peak)	4000 nits	—
NFC	yes	no
Protection	IP68/IP69	—
Dimensions	163.4×77.6×8.4 mm	164.8×75.8×8.7 mm
Weight	235 g	—
Launch price	$986	—