Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy M42 5g

Should you buy Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max or Samsung Galaxy M42 5G? Find out which mobile phone is best for you - compare the two models on the... basis 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 M42 5G
Price169990.020909.0
Operating SystemiOS v16Android v11
Camera200 MP + 48 MP + 48 MP + 12 MP And 32 MP48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP And 20 MP
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Key Specs

Battery

- 5000 mAh

Display

- 6.6 inches (16.76 cm)

Front Camera

- 20 MP

Processor

- Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G

RAM

- 6 GB

Rear Camera

- 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP

Audio

Audio Jack

Lightning -

Loudspeaker

Yes -

Battery

Capacity

5000 mAh 5000 mAh

Quick Charging

Yes, Fast, 80W Yes, Fast, 15W

Removable

- No

TalkTime

- Up to 36 Hours(4G)

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

- Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot Gray

Height

- 164.4 mm

Thickness

- 8.6 mm

Weight

- 193 grams Below

Width

- 75.9 mm
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Display

Aspect Ratio

20:9 20:9

Bezel-less display

- Yes with notch

Display Type

OLED Super AMOLED

Pixel Density

489 ppi 266 ppi

Refresh Rate

165 Hz 60 Hz

Resolution

32 MP f/1.9, Primary Camera 720x1600 px (HD+)

Screen Size

6.9 inches (17.53 cm) 6.6 inches (16.76 cm)

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

- 84.28 %

Touch Screen

- Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Front Camera

Autofocus

- No

Camera Setup

- Single

Flash

- No

Resolution

- 20 MP f/2.2, Wide Angle, Primary Camera

Video Recording

- 1920x1080 @ 30 fps

General

Brand

Apple Samsung

Custom UI

- Samsung One UI

Launch Date

September 8, 2026 May 1, 2021

Model

iPhone 18 Pro Max -

Operating System

iOS v16 Android v11

Main Camera

Autofocus

- Yes

Camera Features

- Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus

Camera Setup

- Quad

Flash

- Yes, LED Flash

Image Resolution

- 8000 x 6000 Pixels

OIS

- No

Resolution

- 48 MP f/1.8, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(2" sensor size, 0.8µm pixel size)8 MP f/2.2, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera 5 MP f/2.4, Macro Camera 5 MP f/2.4, Depth Camera

Sensor

- S5KGM2, ISOCELL Plus

Settings

- Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

- Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Video Recording

- 3840x2160 @ 30 fps 1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Multimedia

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

- Yes

Network Support

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

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 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N28 TDD N40 / N41 / N78 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) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 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) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 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 (Hybrid)

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 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

- Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Performance

Architecture

- 64 bit

CPU

- Octa core (2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 570 + 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 570)

Chipset

- Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G

Fabrication

- 8 nm

Graphics

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics) Adreno 619

Processor

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

Processor Fabrication

4 nm -

RAM

- 6 GB

RAM Type

- LPDDR4X

RAM type

- LPDDR4X

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

- On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

- Optical

Other Sensors

- Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope

Storage

Expandable Memory

No Yes, Up to 1 TB

Internal Memory

512 GB 128 GB

Storage Type

- UFS 2.1

User Available Storage

- Up to 103 GB

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