Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy M21

Should you buy Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max or Samsung Galaxy M21? Find out which mobile phone is best for you - compare the two models on the ba...sis of price and key specs like performance, price, camera, display, ram, storage, battery capacity, operating system, Network Connectivity, Multimedia and more.

SpecificationsApple iPhone 17 Pro MaxSamsung Galaxy M21
Price147900.014775.0
Operating SystemiOS 26Android v10 (Q)
Camera48MP+12MP+48MP And 18MP48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP And 20 MP
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Key Specs

Battery

- 6000 mAh

Display

- 6.4 inches (16.26 cm)

Front Camera

- 20 MP

Processor

- Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611

RAM

- 4 GB

Rear Camera

- 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP

Audio

Audio Jack

Lightning -

Loudspeaker

Yes -

Battery

Capacity

5000 mAh 6000 mAh

Quick Charging

Yes Yes, Fast, 15W

Removable

No No

Standby Time

Up to 39 hours video playback -

Type

Li-ion Li-ion

USB Type-C

Yes Yes

Wireless Charging

Yes -

Camera

Autofocus

Yes -

Flash

Yes, LED Flash -

Front Camera

18MP -

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels -

Rear Camera

48MP+12MP+48MP -

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) -

Video Recording

4K 120fps -

Design

Build Material

Aluminium frame Back: Plastic

Colours

Silver, Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue Midnight Blue, Raven Black

Height

- 159 mm

Thickness

- 8.9 mm

Water Resistance

IP68 -

Weight

231 gram 188 grams

Width

- 75.1 mm
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Dimensions

Dimensions

Larger size (exact dimensions approximate) -

Display

Aspect Ratio

- 19.5:9

Bezel-less display

- Yes with waterdrop notch

Brightness

3000 nits 420 nits

Display Type

Super Retina XDR OLED Super AMOLED

HDR / Ultra HDR

Yes -

Pixel Density

460 ppi 403 ppi

Refresh Rate

120Hz -

Resolution

2868x1320 pixels 1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Screen Protection

Ceramic Shield 2 front Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Screen Size

6.9-inch 6.4 inches (16.26 cm)

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

- 84.02 %

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.4% 91 %

Touch Screen

- Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Front Camera

Autofocus

- No

Camera Setup

- Single

Flash

- No

Resolution

- 20 MP f/2.2, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length)

Sensor

- CMOS

Video Recording

- 1920x1080 @ 30 fps

General

Brand

Apple Samsung

Custom UI

- Samsung One UI

Launch Date

September 9, 2025 March 18, 2020

Model

iPhone 17 Pro Max -

Operating System

iOS 26 Android v10 (Q)

Main Camera

Autofocus

- Yes, Phase Detection autofocus

Camera Features

- 4 x Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus

Camera Setup

- Triple

Flash

- Yes, LED Flash

Image Resolution

- 8000 x 6000 Pixels

OIS

- No

Resolution

- 48 MP f/2.0, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length, 2" sensor size, 0.8µm pixel size)8 MP f/2.2, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera(12 mm focal length, 4.0" sensor size, 1.12µm pixel size)5 MP f/2.2, Depth Camera

Sensor

- CMOS image sensor

Settings

- Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

- Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Video Recording

- 3840x2160 @ 30 fps 1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Multimedia

Audio Features

- Dolby Atmos

Audio Jack

- 3.5 mm

Loudspeaker

- Yes

Network & Connectivity

Bluetooth

6.0 Yes, v5.0

GPS

GPS (NavIC, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS) Yes with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

Yes No

Network Support

5G 5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SAR Value

- Head: 0.468 W/kg

SIM 1

- 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available

SIM 2

- 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available

SIM Size

Dual SIM (eSIM + Nano SIM) SIM1: Nano, SIM2: Nano

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

USB Connectivity

- Mass storage device, USB charging

VoLTE

Yes Yes

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 7 Yes, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

- Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Performance

Architecture

- 64 bit

CPU

- Octa core (2.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 + 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53)

Chipset

- Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611

Fabrication

- 10 nm

Graphics

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics) Mali-G72 MP3

Processor

Apple A19 Pro chip -

Processor Fabrication

3nm -

RAM

12GB 4 GB

RAM Type

- LPDDR4X

RAM type

- LPDDR4X

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

- Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope

Storage

Expandable Memory

No Yes, Up to 512 GB

Internal Memory

256GB/512GB/1TB/2TB 64 GB

Storage Type

- UFS 2.1

USB OTG

- Yes

User Available Storage

- Up to 49 GB
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