Samsung Galaxy Note 9 vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

Price Comparison (India)

Manufacturer
Samsung	Apple
Announced
August 2018	September 2021
Status
Available - August 2018	Coming Soon - September 2021
Price
Rs. 67,900 ($999.00) [Similarly Priced]	-
Colors
Metallic copper, Lavender purple, Ocean blue, Midnight black	Graphite, Gold, Silver, Sierra Blue
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm (6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)	160.8 x 78.1 x 7.7 mm (6.33 x 3.07 x 0.3 in)
Weight
201 g (7.09 oz)	240 g (8.47 oz)
SIM Type
Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM/eSIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)	LTE
5G Network
-	Sub6/mmWave
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) - Stylus (Bluetooth integration)	IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) Face ID, Siri natural language commands and dictation Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Notification LED
Yes	-

OS
Android 8.1 (Oreo)	iOS 15
Processor
Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China, Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 - USA/LATAM, China [Similar]	Hexa-core (2x3.22 GHz + 4xX.X GHz), Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) [Similar]
GPU
Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China [Similar]	Apple GPU (5-core graphics) [Similar]
RAM
6/8 GB [Browse Similar]	6 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
128/512 GB	1 TB
External Memory
microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only	No

Type
Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Super Retina XDR OLED 120Hz Refresh Rate HDR10 Dolby Vision 1000 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak) Wide color gamut True-tone Scratch-resistant Ceramic Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors
16M colors	16 Colors
Size
6.4 inches [Similar]	6.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1440 x 2960 pixels (514 ppi)	1284 x 2778 pixels (457 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
84.15%	87.74%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
Dual 12 MP + 12 MP [Similar]	12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP + TOF [Similar]
Flash
LED flash	Dual-LED dual-tone flash
Features
12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm, 1/3.6", 1µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom Dual Video Call, Auto-HDR	12 MP, f/1.5, 26mm (wide), 1.9µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS 12 MP, f/2.8, 77mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/1.8, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), PDAF TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth) HDR (photo/panorama)
Video
2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, Dual-Video Rec	4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10‑bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, Cinematic mode, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera
8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm, 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF, Dual video call, Auto-HDR, 1440p@30fps [Similar]	12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6" SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) HDR 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX	5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
USB
3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector	Lightning, USB 2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Browser
HTML5	Yes

Internal
128/512 GB, 6/8 GB RAM	1 TB, 6 GB RAM or 512 GB, 6 GB RAM or 256 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM NVMe
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only	No
USB OTG
Not Supported	Not Supported

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

Barometer Sensor

Heart-rate Sensor

NFC

Type
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery	Li-Ion, non-removable Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min (advertised) USB Power Delivery 2.0 MagSafe wireless charging 15W Qi magnetic fast wireless charging 7.5W
Capacity
4000 mAh	-
Stand by
-	Up to 28 h (multimedia)
Talk Time
-	Up to 95 hours (Music Play)