Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy M21

Should you buy Apple iPhone 18 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 18 Pro MaxSamsung Galaxy M21
Price169990.014775.0
Operating SystemiOS v16Android v10 (Q)
Camera200 MP + 48 MP + 48 MP + 12 MP And 32 MP48 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, Fast, 80W Yes, Fast, 15W

Removable

- No

Type

Li-Polymer Li-ion

USB Type-C

No Yes

Wireless Charging

Yes -

Camera

Autofocus

Yes -

Flash

Yes, Retina Flash -

Front Camera

32 MP -

Front Camera Physical Aperture

F1.9 -

Image Resolution

16300 x 12300 Pixels -

Rear Camera

200 MP + 48 MP + 48 MP + 12 MP -

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) -

Video Recording

1920x1080 fps -

Design

Build Material

- Back: Plastic

Colours

- Midnight Blue, Raven Black

Height

- 159 mm

Thickness

- 8.9 mm

Weight

- 188 grams

Width

- 75.1 mm
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Display

Aspect Ratio

20:9 19.5:9

Bezel-less display

- Yes with waterdrop notch

Brightness

- 420 nits

Display Type

OLED Super AMOLED

Pixel Density

489 ppi 403 ppi

Refresh Rate

165 Hz -

Resolution

32 MP f/1.9, Primary Camera 1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Screen Protection

- Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Screen Size

6.9 inches (17.53 cm) 6.4 inches (16.26 cm)

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

- 84.02 %

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

- 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 8, 2026 March 18, 2020

Model

iPhone 18 Pro Max -

Operating System

iOS v16 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

Yes, v5.3 Yes, v5.0

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

SAR Value

- Head: 0.468 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 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 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) 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

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

VoLTE

Yes Yes

Wi-Fi

- 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

Hexa Core (3.464 GHz, Dual core, Everest + 2.02 GHz, Quad core, Sawtooth) -

Processor Fabrication

4 nm -

RAM

- 4 GB

RAM Type

- LPDDR4X

RAM type

- LPDDR4X

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

- Rear

Other Sensors

- Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope

Storage

Expandable Memory

No Yes, Up to 512 GB

Internal Memory

512 GB 64 GB

Storage Type

- UFS 2.1

USB OTG

- Yes

User Available Storage

- Up to 49 GB

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