LAVA A97 vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Specs Comparison

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Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
LAVA A97 Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
2350 mAh
4685 mAh
5.0-inch · 800x480px
6.9-inch · 2868x1320px
Single camera
Triple camera
1GB · 8GB
8GB · 256GB
Released · Sep 20, 2024
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Design

Dimensions
5.71 x 2.83 x 0.36 inches
145 x 72 x 9.2 mm
6.42 x 3.05 x 0.33 inches (~0.48 inches with camera bump)
163.0 x 77.6 x 8.25 mm (~12.25 mm with camera bump)
Weight
5.64 oz (160.0 g) 8.01 oz (227.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Titanium
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Gold, Gray, Blue Black Titanium, White Titanium, Natural Titanium, Desert Titanium

Display

Size
5.0-inch 6.9-inch
Resolution
800x480px, 187 PPI 2868x1320px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD OLED
Refresh rate
Variable 1-120Hz
Screen-to-body
68.25 % 92.35 %
Colors
16 777 216
Peak brightness
2000 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Ceramic Shield), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Spreadtrum SC9832A (28 nm) Apple A18 Pro (3 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A7
Hexa-core
2x 4.05GHz + 4x 2.42GHz
GPU
ARM Mali-400 Apple 6-core GPU
RAM
1GB 8GB (LPDDR5)
Internal storage
8GB 256GB (NVMe)
Storage expansion
microSDHC up to 32 GB not expandable
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow) iOS (18.x)

Battery

Capacity
2350 mAh 4685 mAh
Type
Li - Ion Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging, Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wired charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 27.0W
Wireless: 25.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
8h 30min
Browsing
22h 39min
Video
10h 24min
Gaming
12h 4min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple camera
Main camera
5 MP 48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF)
Sensor name: Sony IMX903
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.28"
Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Second camera
48 MP (Ultra-wide)
Sensor name: Sony IMX972
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF)
Sensor name: Sony IMX913
Optical zoom: 5.0x
Aperture size: F2.8
Focal Length: 120 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
1280x720 (HD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (120 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps)
OIS, HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, ProRes, Cinematic mode
Front
5 MP (Flash) 12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)
PhoneArena Camera Tests
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Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
154
Overall
158
Photo
150
Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0 5.3
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.2
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)
Sensors
Accelerometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD)
Bands 3(1800), 5(850) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 40(2300) Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600)
3G
Bands 8(900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, UMTS LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s)
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Micro SIM eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 09, 2024
FCC ID value: BCG-E8684A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.96 W/kg
Body: 0.98 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 0.99 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 1199 / € 1449
In The Box
USB Cable, User Manual, Warranty Card, Battery, Headset, Handset, Charger, Screen guard USB-C Charge Cable (1 m), Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 09, 2024

Alternative variants

TFT screen
Technology TFT
With 512GB internal storage
Internal storage 512GB
MSRP $ 1399
With 1TB internal storage
Internal storage 1024GB
MSRP $ 1599
International
5G Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 21(1500 Upper), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD) Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 48(3600)
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