Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

Price Comparison (India)

-	Rs. 139,999 Rs. 139,999

General Info

Manufacturer
Apple	Samsung
Announced
September 2026	February 2026
Status
Coming Soon - September 2026	Coming Soon - March 2026
Price
Rs. 179,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]	Rs. 139,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Black, Silver, Glacier, Burgundy	Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
163.4 x 78 x 8.8 mm (6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 in)	163.6 x 78.1 x 7.9 mm (6.44 x 3.07 x 0.31 in)
Weight
249 g (8.78 oz)	214 g (7.55 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 106 - A3717 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3473 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71, 106 - A3716 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 106 - A3718	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - USA unlocked
5G Network
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3717 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A3473 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3716 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3718	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 257, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA unlocked
SAR EU
- W/kg (head) - W/kg (body)	1.28 W/kg (head) 1.35 W/kg (body)
Messaging

Build Features
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min)	- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic) IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Stylus Armor aluminum 2 frame

Display

Type
FHD+ LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED Screen, 120Hz HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 Nits (typ), 1600 Nits (HBM), 3000 Nits (peak) Ceramic Shield 2, Mohs Level 5	QHD+ Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X Screen 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 Nits (peak) Corning Gorilla Armor 2
Colors
16M colors	16M colors
Size
6.9 inches [Similar]	6.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1320 x 2868 pixels (458 ppi)	1440 x 3120 pixels (498 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
91.36%	91.47%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
iOS 27	Android 16, up to 7 major Android upgrades
User Interface
-	One UI 8.5
Processor
Hexa-core (2x4.93 GHz + 4x GHz), Apple A20 Pro (2 nm) [Similar]	Octa-core (2x4.74 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M), Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) [Similar]
GPU
Apple GPU (7-core graphics) [Similar]	Adreno 840 [Similar]
RAM
12 GB [Browse Similar]	16 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
2 TB	1 TB
External Memory
No	No

Camera

Rear Camera
48 MP + 48 MP + 48 MP [Similar]	200 MP + 10 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP [Similar]
Flash
Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash	LED Flash
Features
48 MP, f/1.5-4.0, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS (gen2) 48 MP, f/2.8, 100mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF, 3D sensor‑shift OIS, 4x optical zoom 48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth) HDR (photo/panorama), Cinematic From Regular Video	200 MP, f/1.4, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS 10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 50 MP, f/2.9, 111mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.52", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom 50 MP, f/1.9, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.5", 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video Laser AF, Best Face, auto-HDR, panorama
Video
4K@24/25/30/60/100/120fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 120fps), ProRes, ProRes RAW (up to 120fps), Apple Log 2, 3D (spatial) video/audio, stereo sound rec.	8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Front Camera
18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, 20mm (ultrawide), PDAF SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec., ProRes RAW, Apple Log 2 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]	12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF HDR, HDR10+ 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack

Radio
No	No
Games
Yes + Downloadable	Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA, LTE, 5G	HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
Bluetooth
6.0, A2DP, LE	6.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB
USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort	USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG
GPS
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC	GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
Browser
Yes	Yes

User Memory

Internal
2 TB, 12 GB RAM or 1 TB, 12 GB RAM or 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM NVMe	1 TB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 4.X
Expandable Storage
No	No
USB OTG
Not Supported	Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

Barometer Sensor

NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-ion Battery Fast Battery Charging Wired, PD3.2, AVS, 50% in 15 min 25W wireless MagSafe/Qi2, 50% in 30 min (15W - China) 4.5W reverse wired	Non-removable Li-ion Battery Fast Battery Charging 60W wired, PD3.0, 75% in 30 min 25W wireless (Qi2.2) 4.5W reverse wireless
Capacity
5391/5567 mAh	5000 mAh
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
-	-