Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Nothing Phone (3) vs Samsung Galaxy F36

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nothing Samsung
Announced September 2024 July 2025 Not announced yet
Status September 2024 Coming Soon - July 2025 Rumored
Price Rs. 144,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 79,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 17,499 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Titanium, White Titanium, Natural Titanium, Desert Titanium White, Black Purple; other colors
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 163 x 77.6 x 8.3 mm
(6.42 x 3.06 x 0.33 in)
160.6 x 75.6 x 9 mm
(6.32 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
164.4 x 77.9 x 7.7 mm
(6.47 x 3.07 x 0.3 in)
Weight 227 g (8.01 oz) 218 g (7.69 oz) 197 g (6.95 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM and eSIM - International
Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China
- Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM)
CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 LTE 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
5G Network SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.38 W/kg (head)
1.01 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)
Monochrome LED display on the back (489 LEDs, notifications, timer, flashlight)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (submerged up to 1.5m for 30 min)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Drop resistant up to 2m

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 18 Android 15, up to 5 major Android upgrades Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades
User Interface - Nothing OS 3.5 One UI 7
Processor Hexa-core, Apple A18 Pro (3 nm) Octa-core (1x3.21 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A720), Qualcomm SM8735 Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 (4 nm) Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Exynos 1380 (5 nm)
GPU Apple GPU (6-core graphics) Adreno 825 Mali-G68 MP5
RAM 8 GB 16 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 1 TB 512 GB 256 GB
External Memory No No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

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 (2024 Gen)
FHD+ OLED Screen, 120Hz
2160Hz PWM, HDR10+, 4500 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
120Hz, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
Colors 16M colors 1B colors 16M colors
Size 6.9 inches 6.67 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1320 x 2868 pixels (458 ppi) 1260 x 2800 pixels (460 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (385 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 92.05% 88.60% 85.89%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP + 12 MP + 48 MP 50 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 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), 1/3.06", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF, 3D sensor‑shift OIS, 5x optical zoom
48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 0.7µm, PDAF
TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
HDR (photo/panorama)
50 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.7, (periscope telephoto), 1/2.75", PDAF, 3x optical zoom. OIS
50 MP, f/2.2, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76"
Panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.96", PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
Video 4K@24/25/30/60/100/120fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, 3D (spatial) video/audio, stereo sound rec. 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, OIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@480fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF, OIS
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
50 MP, f/2.2, 81˚ (wide), 1/2.76"
HDR
4K@60fps, 1080p@60fps [Similar]
13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm
HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 6.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC, SBAS 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, 16 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 4.0 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 2.2
Expandable Storage No No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 25W Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min
25W wireless (MagSafe)
15W wireless (Qi2)
4.5W reverse wired
Non-removable Si/C Li-Ion Battery (International/India)
Fast Battery Charging 65W wired, PD3.0, PPS, QC4
15W wireless
7.5W reverse charging
5W reverse wireless
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 25W wired
Capacity - 5150/5500 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -