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Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus 128GB Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
Launch
Release Date
Mar, 2018 Nov, 2020
Status
Discontinued Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android V8.0 Oreo IOS 14.1, upto iOS 14.2
UI
NA
Dimensions
158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm 160.8 x 78.1 x 7.4 mm (6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
Weight
189 g 228 g
Body
Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
Color Options
Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple Silver, Graphite, Gold, Pacific Blue
Display Specifications
Technology
Super Amoled capacitive Touchscreen, 16M Colors, Multitouch Super Retina XDR OLED
Size
6.2 inches
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6.7 inches
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Resolution
2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 2960 Pixels (~531 PPI) Full HD (FHD) - 1242 x 2688 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~442 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Features
HDR10 compliant, 3D Touch (home button only), Always-on display HDR10, 800 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak)
Dolby Vision
Wide color gamut
True-tone
Battery & Charging
Capacity
(Li-ion Non removable), 3500 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Ion (14.13 Wh), 3687 mAh
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Charging
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Qi fast wireless charging 15W
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (4 x 2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 + 4 x 1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)
Chipset
Exynos 9810 Octa Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
GPU
Mali-G72 MP18 Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
Memory & Storage
Ram
6GB RAM 6GB RAM
Storage Memory
128GB Built-in 128/256/512GB Built-in
Memory Card
microSD Card, (supports up to 256GB) (uses SIM 2 slot) No
Cameras
Rear/Back
Dual 12 MP (f/1.5-2.4, 26mm, 1/2.55 Quad 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)
Features

OIS, Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image record ng, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama, Video (2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec) Show more

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 4K 24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10?bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec. Show more

Front
8 MP (f/1.7, 25mm, 1/3.6 Dual 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR Video 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Hybrid Dual SIM, Dual Standby (Nano-SIM) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Data
GPRS, Edge, 3G (HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps), 4G (LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps) GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (Dual SIM model only) - for China
CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Bands
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),... LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),...
5G Bands
NO 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2342
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 Sub6 - A2410, A2411, A2412
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.1, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes + A-GPS support & Glonass, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
USB
3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Lightning, USB 2.0
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Accelerometer, FingerPrint, Gyro, HeartRate, Iris Scanner, Proximity, SpO2 Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Siri natural language commands and dictation
Extra
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, Samsung DeX (desktop experience support), Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent, ANT+ support, Bixby natural language commands and dictation, IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes, Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified), Front/back glass + Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame NA
Pricing
Price
US$ 985 USD $1,169
Resale Value
Very High Extreme
Comparison Result
Score
4 Point(s) 8 Point(s)
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