Samsung Galaxy Note 9 vs Apple iPhone XS Max
Price Comparison (India)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Announced | |
| August 2018 | September 2018 |
| Status | |
| Available - August 2018 | Coming Soon - September 2018 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 67,900 ($999.00) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 109,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Metallic copper, Lavender purple, Ocean blue, Midnight black | Space Gray, Silver, Gold |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm (6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in) |
157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm (6.2 x 3.05 x 0.3 in) |
| Weight | |
| 201 g (7.09 oz) | 208 g (7.34 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Nano-SIM and e-SIM |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 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 band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | 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 2m for 30 mins) - Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) |
| Notification LED | |
| Yes | - |
Display
| Type | |
| Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 6.4 inches [Similar] | 6.5 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1440 x 2960 pixels (514 ppi) | 1242 x 2688 pixels (456 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 84.15% | 84.97% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android 8.1 (Oreo) | iOS 12 |
| 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, Apple A12 Bionic |
| GPU | |
| Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China [Similar] |
Apple GPU (4-core graphics) [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 6/8 GB [Browse Similar] | 4 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 128/512 GB | 64/256/512 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only | No |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| Dual 12 MP + 12 MP [Similar] | Dual 12 MP + 12 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | Quad-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/1.8, 28mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm, 1.0µm, OIS, PDAF, 2x optical zoom, HDR |
| Video | |
| 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, Dual-Video Rec | 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound recording |
| Front Camera | |
| 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm, 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF, Dual video call, Auto-HDR, 1440p@30fps [Similar] | 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, HDR, 1080p@60fps [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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, 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, dual-band, hotspot |
| USB | |
| 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | 2.0, proprietary reversible connector |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 (Safari) |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 128/512 GB, 6/8 GB RAM | 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only | No |
| USB OTG | |
| Not Supported | Not Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Light Sensor | |
| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
| Gyroscope Sensor | |
| Barometer Sensor | |
| Heart-rate Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion battery |
| Capacity | |
| 4000 mAh | - |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | Up to 20 h (3G) |