Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Samsung Galaxy A41 Global Edition vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Apple
Announced February 2018 2020, March 18 2020, October 13
Status Coming Soon, March 2018 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, May Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, November 13
Price Rs. 52,999 ($750.00) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 129,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Various Black, White, Blue Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Midnight Green, Blue (matte colors)
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
(5.81 x 2.7 x 0.33 in)
149.9 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.9 x 2.75 x 0.31 in )
160.8 x 78.1 x 7.4 mm
(6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
Weight 163 g (5.75 oz) 152 g (5.36 oz) 228 g (8.04 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China
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 model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE (unspecified) 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)
5G Network - - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2342
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 4m for 30 mins)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 10.0 iOS 14
User Interface Samsung Experience One UI 2.0 -
Processor Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA & China, Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek MT6768 Helio P65 (12 nm) Hexa-core, Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
GPU Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA & China
Mali-G52 MC2 Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
RAM 4 GB 4 GB N/A
Internal Memory 64 GB 64 GB 128GB, 256GB, 512GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSDXC (dedicated slot) No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Super Retina XDR OLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
800 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak)
Dolby Vision
HDR10+
Wide color gamut
True-tone
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 5.8 inches 6.1 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (431 ppi) 1284 x 2778 pixels (457 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.00% 86.04% 87.74%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP 12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP + TOF
Flash LED Flash LED Flash Quad-LED dual tone Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.5 - f/2.4 variable aperture lens, 26mm, 1/2.5", 1.4 µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Panorama, HDR
12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 65mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2.5x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6"
TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10‑bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.6, autofocus, 1440p, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar] 25 MP, f/2.2, 25mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm
1080p@30fps [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR
2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@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-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A 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 5.1, 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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, hotspot
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, 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, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128GB, 256GB, 512GB
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint 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 present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Fast charging 18W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Qi wireless charging 15W
Capacity 3000 mAh 3500 mAh -
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -