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Compare the full technical characteristics of the phones: Samsung Galaxy Note9 Against Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
Samsung Galaxy Note9
Samsung Galaxy Note9
VS Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
August 24, 2018 Released: September 20, 2019
Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.5 Operating System: iOS 13, up to iOS 15.6, planned upgrade to iOS 16
Metallic Copper, Lavender Purple, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Pure White, Alpine White Colors: Matte Space Gray, Matte Silver, Matte Gold, Matte Midnight Green
SM-N960F, SM-N9600, SM-N960F, SM-N960U, SM-N960U1, SM-N960N, SM-N960W, SM-N960X, SCV40 Models: A2218, A2161, A2220, iPhone12.5
4G, 3G, 2G Network Speed: 4G, 3G, 2G
Display
6.4 inches, 103.2 cm2 (83.4% screen-to-body ratio) Size: 6.5 inches, 102.9 cm2 (83.7% screen-to-body ratio)
1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (516 ppi density) Resolution: 1242 x 2688 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (458 ppi density)
Super AMOLED, HDR10 Type: Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 800 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Protection: Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Body
161.9 mm (6.37 in) Height: 158 mm (6.22 in)
76.4 mm (3.01 in) Width: 77.8 mm (3.06 in)
8.8 mm (0.35 in) Thickness: 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
201 g Weight: 226 g
IPx8 Water Resistant: IPx8
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Material: Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) SIM: Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China
Rear Camera
2 Number of Cameras: 3
12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26 mm (wide), 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52 mm (telephoto), 1/3.4″, 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Camera Resolutions: 12 MP, f/1.8, 26 mm (wide), 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.0, 52 mm (telephoto), 1/3.4″, 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13 mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6″
4K@60fps (no OIS/EIS), 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS Video Resolution: 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama Features: Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Front (Selfie) Camera
8 MP, f/1.7, 25 mm (wide), 1/3.6″, 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
Camera Resolutions: 12 MP, f/2.2, 23 mm (wide), 1/3.6″
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
1440p@30fps Video Resolution: 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Dual video call, Auto-HDR Features: HDR
Battery
Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable Battery Capacity: Li-Ion 3969 mAh, non-removable (15.04 Wh)
Fast charging 15W
Qi/PMA wireless charging - market dependent
Charging: Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Qi wireless charging
Hardware
Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
Chipset: Apple A13 Bionic (7 nm+)
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
Processor: Hexa-core (2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder)
Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
GPU: Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM Memory: 64GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM, 512GB 4GB RAM
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) Memory Card Slot: No
Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 Sensors: Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
No Radio: No
Yes Audio Jack 3.5 mm: No
Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Other: Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Network & Connectivity
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX Bluetooth: 5.0, A2DP, LE
USB Type-C 3.1 USB: Lightning, USB 2.0
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
Yes NFC: Yes
LTE / EVDO / HSPA / CDMA / GSM Technology: LTE / EVDO / HSPA / CDMA / GSM