Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S26 FE vs Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max

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general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Samsung Apple
Announced August 2026 August 2026 September 2026
Status Available - August 2026 Available - September 2026 Coming Soon - September 2026
Price - Rs. 79,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 179,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Purple, Cloud Blush, Green Blueberry, Graphite, Pistachio Black, Silver, Glacier, Burgundy
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 163.4 x 78.3 x 8.6 mm
(6.43 x 3.08 x 0.34 in)
161.6 x 76.9 x 7.4 mm
(6.36 x 3.03 x 0.29 in)
163.4 x 78 x 8.8 mm
(6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 in)
Weight 229.5 g (8.08.0.18 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz) 249 g (8.78 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66 - International
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 - India
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
5G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA 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, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - India
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
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.50 W/kg (head)
1.32 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
IP68/IP69K dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) - ROW
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) - EU only
Manufacturer-rated water-resistance (up to 2m for 72 hours)
Drop resistant up to 3m
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 16, HyperOS 3 Android 17, up to 7 major OS updates iOS 27
User Interface - One UI 9 -
Processor Octa-core (4x2.6 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Qualcomm SM6850 Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 (4 nm) 10-core (1x3.3GHz Cortex-X925 & 2x2.74GHz Cortex-A725 & 5x2.36GHz Cortex-A725 & 2x1.8GHz Cortex-A520), Exynos 2500 (3 nm) Hexa-core (2x4.93 GHz + 4x GHz), Apple A20 Pro (2 nm)
GPU Adreno 812 Xclipse 950 Apple GPU (7-core graphics)
RAM 128GB 8GB 8 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory N/A 512 GB 2 TB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type AMOLED, 120Hz, 3840Hz PWM, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, 1060 Nits (typ), 2000 Nits (HBM), 3500 Nits (peak), Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1900 Nits (HBM)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+, Mohs Level 5
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
Colors 68B colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.83 inches 6.7 inches 6.9 inches
Resolution 1280 x 2772 pixels (447 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (385 ppi) 1320 x 2868 pixels (458 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 89.55% 88.52% 91.36%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 50 MP + 8 MP 50 MP + 8 MP + 12 MP 48 MP + 48 MP + 48 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features 50 MP, f/1.5, 26mm (wide), 1/1.95", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, 15mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
HDR, Panorama
50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.57", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.4, 75mm (telephoto), 1/4.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide)
HDR, Panorama, Best Face
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
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, OIS 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+ 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.
Front Camera 32 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.6", 0.61µm
HDR, panorama
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+ [Similar]
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]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 6.0, A2DP, LE 5.4, A2DP, LE 6.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band or tri-band (market/region dependent), Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort
GPS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS (B1I+B1c) GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, UFS 2.2 - 128GB only
UFS 4.1
512 GB, 8 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128GB 8 GB RAM UFS 4.0 2 TB, 12 GB RAM or 1 TB, 12 GB RAM or 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM NVMe
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG Supported Supported Not 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 not present barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Si/C Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 100W wired, PD3.0, 50% in just 34 min
27W reverse wired
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 45W wired, PD, QC2, 69% in 30 min
15W wireless, Qi2 compatible
Reverse wireless
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
Capacity 10000 mAh 4900 mAh 5391/5567 mAh
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