Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.41 x 3.18 x 0.27 inches 162.9 x 80.7 x 6.9 mm	6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches (~0.40 inches with camera bump) 160.84 x 78.09 x 7.39 mm (~10.14 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.63 oz (188.0 g)	8.03 oz (228.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel
Materials & Colors
	Pacific blue, Gold, Silver, Graphite
Resistance
	Water, Splash, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Features
Notification light, Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold

Display

Size
6.0-inch	6.7-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 367 PPI	2778x1284px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	OLED
Refresh rate
	60Hz
Screen-to-body
75.47 %	87.45 %
Peak brightness
	1200 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Ceramic Shield), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 8976 Pro (28 nm)	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1950 MHz ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53	Hexa-core
GPU
Adreno 510	Yes
RAM
6GB (LPDDR3)	6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB, available to use: 52 GB	128GB (NVMe)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	iOS (16.x, 15.x, 14.x)

Battery

Capacity
4000 mAh	3687 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	USB Power Delivery, Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wireless: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

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Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 59min

Browsing

14h 6min

Video

8h 37min

Gaming

8h 1min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Pixel size: 1.7 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm
Third camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.5x Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 65 mm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (30 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light
Front
16 MP	12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Lightning
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner
Other
NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM, Stereo, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
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), 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), 46, 48(3600)
3G
	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 1100
In The Box
	USB‑C to Lightning Cable, Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 17, 2017	Oct 13, 2020

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage

Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 1200

with 512GB storage

Internal storage	512GB
MSRP	$ 1400

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro Specs	Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Specs
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