Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A36

Price Comparison (India)

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Xiaomi Samsung
Announced September 2023 September 2024 March 2025
Status Available - September 2023 Available - September 2024 Coming Soon - March 2025
Price Rs. 159,900 ($1199.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 24,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 32,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Titanium, White Titanium, Blue Titanium, Natural Titanium Black, White, Purple, Green Lavender, Black, White, Lime
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 159.9 x 76.7 x 8.3 mm
(6.3 x 3.02 x 0.33 in)
162.3 x 74.4 x 8.2 mm or 8.5 mm
(6.39 x 2.93 x 0.32 in or 0.33 in)
162.9 x 78.2 x 7.4 mm
(6.41 x 3.08 x 0.29 in)
Weight 221 g (7.8 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM and eSIM - International
Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China
Nano-SIM, eSIM, Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM)
CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 2100 - China
CDMA2000 1x
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 3, 5, 8, 19, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66
5G Network SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA - China 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.53 W/kg (head)
1.29 W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68/IP69K dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 24 hours)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 17 Android 14, up to 3 major Android upgrades Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades
User Interface - HyperOS One UI 7
Processor Hexa-core (2x + 4x), Apple A17 Pro (3 nm) Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek Dimensity 7300 Ultra (4 nm) Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55), Qualcomm SM6475-AB Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm)
GPU Apple GPU (6-core graphics) Mali-G615 MC2 Adreno 710
RAM 8 GB 12 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 1 TB 512 GB 256 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type FHD+ LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10, Dolby Vision
1000 Nits (typ), 2000 Nits (HBM)
Ceramic Shield Glass
FHD+ AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate, HDR10+
Dolby Vision, 3000 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
120Hz, 1200 Nits (HBM), 1900 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ Protection
Colors 16M colors 68B colors 16M colors
Size 6.7 inches 6.67 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1290 x 2796 pixels (460 ppi) 1220 x 2712 pixels (446 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (385 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 89.67% 88.87% 86.35%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP 50 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP
Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 48 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
12 MP, f/2.8, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF, 3D sensor‑shift OIS, 5x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
HDR (photo/panorama)
50 MP, f/1.5, (wide), 1/1.96", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
HDR, Panorama
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.96", PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, Cinematic mode (4K@24/30fps), 3D (spatial) video, stereo sound rec. 4K@24/30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS, OIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF, OIS
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR, Cinematic mode (4K@24/30fps)
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
20 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/4.0"
HDR, panorama
Video - 1080p@30/60fps [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.2, (wide)

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 10-bit HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.4, A2DP, LE, LHDC 5.4, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB USB Type-C 3.0, DisplayPort USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 1 TB, 8 GB RAM or 512 GB, 8 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM NVMe 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 2.2 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 2.2
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not 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 not present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Wired, 50% in 30 min
15W wireless (MagSafe)
7.5W wireless (Qi)
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast Battery Charging 45W wired, PD3.0
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 45W wired, 66% in 30 min, 100% in 68 min
Capacity - 5500 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -