Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S9+ vs Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max vs Google Pixel 4a

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Google
Announced February 2018 September 2019 2020, August 03
Status Coming Soon, March 2018 Coming Soon - September 2019 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, August 20
Price Rs. 57,999 ($890.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 109,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Various Space Gray, Silver, Gold Just Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm
(6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
158 x 77.8 x 8.1 mm
(6.22 x 3.06 x 0.32 in)
144 x 69.4 x 8.2 mm
(5.67 x 2.73 x 0.32 in)
Weight 189 g (6.67 oz) 226 g (7.97 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 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) 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)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Apple Pencil Support
Dolby Vision HDR10
Wide color gamut
True-tone
120 Hz touch-sensing
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) iOS 13 Android 10.0
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
Hexa-core, Apple A13 Bionic (7 nm+) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 470 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 470 Silver), Qualcomm SDM730 Snapdragon 730 (8 nm)
GPU Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA & China
Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Adreno 618
RAM 6 GB 6 GB 6GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 128/256/512 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only No No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Full HD+ OLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Dolby Vision, HDR10
Wide color gamut, True-tone
120 Hz touch-sensing
IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.2 inches 6.5 inches 5.81 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (531 ppi) 1242 x 2688 pixels (456 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (444 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.59% 84.27% 82.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual12 MP + 12 MP 12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP 12.2 MP
Flash LED Flash Quad-LED dual-tone flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.6 + f/2.4, 26mm, 1/2.55", 1.4 µm, 52mm, 1/3.6", 1 µm, Dual Pixel AF, OIS, 2x Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
12 MP, (ultrawide)
HDR, panorama
12.2 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Auto-HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound recording 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.6, autofocus, 1440p, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar] 12 MP, 26mm (wide), f/2.0, 1.25µm
TOF 3D camera
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [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 (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
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 6 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, proprietary reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Safari) Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 6 GB RAM 128/256/512 GB, 6 GB RAM 128 GB, 6GB RAM (UFS 2.1)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only No No
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 not present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Fast battery charging 18W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Qi wireless charging
Reverse wireless charging
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity 3500 mAh 3500 mAh 3140 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 20 h (3G) -