Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 9 vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

Price Comparison (India)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Samsung
Announced August 2018 September 2022 2023, February 01
Status Available - August 2018 Coming Soon - September 2022 Coming soon. Exp. release 2023, February 17
Price Rs. 67,900 ($999.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 139,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 124,990 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Metallic copper, Lavender purple, Ocean blue, Midnight black Space Black, Silver, Gold, Deep Purple Phantom Black, Green, Cream, Lavender
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm
(6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
160.7 x 77.6 x 7.9 mm
(6.33 x 3.06 x 0.31 in)
163.4 x 78.1 x 8.9 mm
(6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 in)
Weight 201 g (7.09 oz) 240 g (8.47 oz) 233 g (8.22 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and eSIM), Dual eSIM - International
Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China
Nano-SIM and eSIM, Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A2890, A2892
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A2650, A2889
LTE
5G Network - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A2890, A2892
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A2650
SA/NSA/Sub6 - International / SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
- Stylus (Bluetooth integration)
Face ID
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance (advertised)
Stylus, 2.8ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.1 (Oreo) iOS 16 Android 13
Processor 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, Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 - USA/LATAM, China
Hexa-core (2x3.46 GHz Avalanche + 4x Blizzard), Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510), Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
GPU Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
Apple GPU (5-core graphics) Adreno 740
RAM 6/8 GB 6 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 128/512 GB 1 TB 1 TB
External Memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only No No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 FHD+ LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10
Dolby Vision
1000 nits (typ), 2000 nits (HBM)
Scratch-resistant Ceramic Glass, Oleophobic Coating
QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1750 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Always-on display
Colors 16M colors 16M Colors 16M Colors
Size 6.4 inches 6.1 inches 6.8 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (514 ppi) 1290 x 2796 pixels (505 ppi) 1440 x 3088 pixels (501 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.15% 73.17% 89.56%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no no
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP + 12 MP 48 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP 200 MP + 10 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP
Flash LED flash Dual-LED dual-tone flash LED flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm, 1/3.6", 1µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Dual Video Call, Auto-HDR
48 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
12 MP, f/2.8, 77mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
HDR (photo/panorama)
200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
10 MP, f/4.9, 230mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom
10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
auto-HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, Dual-Video Rec 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, Cinematic mode (4K@30fps), stereo sound rec. 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm, 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF, Dual video call, Auto-HDR, 1440p@30fps [Similar] 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR, Cinematic mode (4K@30fps)
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.2, 25mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF, Dual video call
Auto-HDR, HDR10+
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Lightning, USB 2.0 USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128/512 GB, 6/8 GB RAM 1 TB, 6 GB RAM or 512 GB, 6 GB RAM or 256 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM NVMe 1 TB, 12 GB RAM or 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 / 4.0
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only No No
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast Charging, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
USB Power Delivery 2.0
MagSafe wireless charging 15W
Qi magnetic fast wireless charging 7.5W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 45W wired
10W wireless (Qi/PMA)
4.5W reverse wireless
Capacity 4000 mAh - 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -