Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max vs Realme 9 Pro Plus 256gb

Key Specs

Battery
5000 mAh	4500 mAh
Display
6.9 inches (17.53 cm)	6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
Front Camera
32 MP	16 MP
Processor
-	MediaTek Dimensity 920 MT6877T
RAM
-	8 GB
Rear Camera
200 MP + 48 MP + 48 MP + 12 MP	50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh	4500 mAh
Quick Charging
Yes, Fast, 80W	Yes, Super Dart, 60W: 50 % in 15 minutes
Removable
-	No
Type
Li-Polymer	Li-ion
USB Type-C
No	Yes
User Replaceable
No	-
Wireless Charging
Yes	-

Camera

Autofocus
Yes	-
Camera Features
Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection	-
Camera Setup
Single	-
Flash
Yes, Retina Flash	-
Front Camera Physical Aperture
F1.9	-
Image Resolution
16300 x 12300 Pixels	-
Main Camera Physical Aperture
F1.78	-
Resolution
32 MP f/1.9, Primary Camera	-
Settings
Exposure compensation	-
Shooting Modes
Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)	-
Video Recording
1920x1080 fps	-

Design

Build Material
-	Back: Mineral Glass
Colours
-	Sunrise Blue, Aurora Green, Midnight Black
Height
-	160.2 mm
Thickness
-	7.9 mm
Weight
-	182 grams
Width
-	73.3 mm

Display

Aspect Ratio
20:9	20:9
Bezel-less display
-	Yes with punch-hole display
Bezelless Display
Yes	-
Brightness
-	430 nits
Display Type
OLED	Super AMOLED
Pixel Density
489 ppi	411 ppi
Refresh Rate
165 Hz	90 Hz
Resolution
-	1080x2400 px (FHD+)
Screen Protection
-	Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Screen Resolution
1080 x 3200 pixels	-
Screen Size
6.9 inches (17.53 cm)	6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)
-	84.21 %
Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)
-	90.8 %
Touch Screen
Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch	Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

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Front Camera

Camera Features
-	Fixed Focus
Camera Setup
-	Single
Flash
-	Yes, Screen flash
Resolution
-	16 MP f/2.4, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(3" sensor size, 1µm pixel size)
Sensor
-	Exmor RS
Video Recording
-	1920x1080 @ 30 fps 1280x720 @ 30 fps

General

Brand
Apple	realme
Custom UI
-	Realme UI
Fingerprint Sensor
No	-
Launch Date
September 07, 2026	February 21, 2022 (Official)
Model
iPhone 18 Pro Max	-
Network
5G: Not Supported in India, 4G: Available Supported in India, 3G: Available, 2G: Available	-
Operating System
iOS v16	Android v12

Main Camera

Autofocus
-	Yes, Phase Detection autofocus
Camera Features
-	20 x Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus
Camera Setup
-	Triple
Flash
-	Yes, LED Flash
Image Resolution
-	8150 x 6150 Pixels
OIS
-	Yes
Resolution
-	50 MP f/1.8, Wide Angle (84° field-of-view), Primary Camera(23.6 mm focal length, 1.56" sensor size, 1µm pixel size)8 MP f/2.2, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera(15.4 mm focal length, 4.0" sensor size, 1.12µm pixel size)2 MP f/2.4, Macro Camera(21.8 mm focal length, 5.0" sensor size, 1.75µm pixel size)
Sensor
-	IMX766, Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
Settings
-	Exposure compensation, ISO control
Shooting Modes
-	Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Macro Mode
Video Recording
-	3840x2160 @ 30 fps 1920x1080 @ 60 fps
Video Recording Features
-	Dual Video Recording

Multimedia

Audio Features
-	Dolby Atmos
Audio Jack
Lightning	3.5 mm
FM Radio
-	No
Loudspeaker
Yes	Yes

Network & Connectivity

Bluetooth
Yes, v5.3	Yes, v5.2
GPS
Yes with A-GPS, Glonass	Yes with A-GPS, Glonass
NFC
-	No
Network Support
5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G	5G Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G
SAR Value
-	Head: 1.188 W/kg, Body: 0.727 W/kg
SIM 1
4G Bands: TD-LTE 2300(band 40) FD-LTE 1800(band 3) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available	5G Bands: FDD N1 / N28 TDD N41 / N77 / N78 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) 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 2300(band 40) FD-LTE 1800(band 3) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available	4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available
SIM Size
SIM1: Nano, SIM2: eSIM	SIM1: Nano, SIM2: Nano
SIM Slot(s)
Dual SIM, GSM+GSM	Dual SIM, GSM+GSM
USB Connectivity
Mass storage device, USB charging	Mass storage device, USB charging
VoLTE
Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi
-	Yes, Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz, MIMO
Wi-Fi Features
-	Mobile Hotspot
Wifi Features
Mobile Hotspot	-

Performance

Architecture
64 bit	64 bit
CPU
-	Octa core (2.5 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 + 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55)
Chipset
Apple A16 Bionic	MediaTek Dimensity 920 MT6877T
Fabrication
-	6 nm
Graphics
Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)	Mali-G68 MC4
Processor
Hexa Core (3.464 GHz, Dual core, Everest + 2.02 GHz, Quad core, Sawtooth)	-
Processor Fabrication
4 nm	-
RAM type
-	LPDDR4X
Ram
12 GB	-

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor
-	Yes
Fingerprint Sensor Position
-	On-screen
Fingerprint Sensor Type
-	Optical
Heart Rate Monitor
-	Yes
Other Sensors
-	Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope

Storage

Expandable Memory
No	No
Internal Memory
512 GB	256 GB
Storage Type
-	UFS 2.2
USB OTG
-	Yes
User Available Storage
-	Up to 226 GB