Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A10 vs Xiaomi Black Shark 3S vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Xiaomi Apple
Announced February 2019 July 2020 September 2023
Status Coming Soon - March 2019 Coming Soon - August 2020 Available - September 2023
Price - - Rs. 159,900 ($1199.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Blue, Black, Red Sky Cloud Black, Crystal Blue Black Titanium, White Titanium, Blue Titanium, Natural Titanium
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 168.7 x 77.3 x 10.4 mm
(6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 in)
159.9 x 76.7 x 8.3 mm
(6.3 x 3.02 x 0.33 in)
Weight - 222 g (7.83 oz) 221 g (7.8 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and eSIM - International
Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM)
CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network LTE 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 LTE
5G Network - 5G band 1(2100), 3(1800), 41(2500), 78(3500), 79(4700); SA/NSA SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
Messaging
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10 iOS 17
User Interface - JoyUI 12 -
Processor Octa-core 1.6 GHz, Exynos 7884 Octa Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 585), Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) Hexa-core (2x + 4x), Apple A17 Pro (3 nm)
GPU Mali-G71 Adreno 650 Apple GPU (6-core graphics)
RAM 2 GB 12 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 512 GB 1 TB
External Memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) No No

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Always-on display
120Hz refresh rate
500 nits typ. brightness (advertised)
HDR10+
FHD+ LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10, Dolby Vision
1000 Nits (typ), 2000 Nits (HBM)
Ceramic Shield Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.2 inches 6.67 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1520 pixels (271 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (395 ppi) 1290 x 2796 pixels (460 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 82.19% 89.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio FM radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP 64 MP + 13 MP + 5 MP 48 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features 13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF
Panorama, HDR
64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF
13 MP, f/2.3, 120˚ (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
HDR, Panorama
48 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
12 MP, f/2.8, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF, 3D sensor‑shift OIS, 5x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@1920fps 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, Cinematic mode (4K@24/30fps), 3D (spatial) video, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 5 MP, f/2.0, LED flash, [Similar] 20 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3", 0.9µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF, OIS
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR, Cinematic mode (4K@24/30fps)
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A; 5G HSPA, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive 5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot 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, dual-band, hotspot
USB microUSB 2.0 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 3.0, DisplayPort
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 128GB, 12 GB RAM (UFS3.0) 1 TB, 8 GB RAM or 512 GB, 8 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM NVMe
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) No No
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not 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 not present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast charging 65W, 100% in 38 min (advertised)
Magnetic charging 18W
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Wired, 50% in 30 min
15W wireless (MagSafe)
7.5W wireless (Qi)
Capacity 3400 mAh 4729 mAh -
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -