Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016) vs Freedom 251 vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Ringing Bells Apple
Announced January 2016 February 2016 September 2025
Status Available - February 2016 Available - February 2016 Coming Soon - September 2025
Price Rs. 6,890 ($117.65) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 251 ($3.69) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 149,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black, Gold White Silver, Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 132.6 x 69.3 x 8.9 mm
(5.22 x 2.73 x 0.35 in)
- 163.4 x 78 x 8.8 mm
(6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 in)
Weight 131 g (4.62 oz) - 233 g (8.22 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM - -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - LTE
5G Network - - SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Notification LED No - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) iOS 26
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Hexa-core, Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)
GPU Mali-400 - Apple GPU (6-core graphics)
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8 GB 2 TB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen FHD+ LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED Screen
120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 Nits (typ)
1600 Nits (HBM), 3000 Nits (peak)
Ceramic Shield 2 Protections
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.0 inches 6.9 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (275 ppi) 1320 x 2868 pixels (458 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.92% - 91.36%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio FM radio with RDS; recording FM radio No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 3.2 MP 48 MP + 48 MP + 48 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features Autofocus, f/2.2 aperture lens, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Autofocus 48 MP, f/1.6, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
48 MP, f/2.8, 100mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF, 3D sensor‑shift OIS, 4x optical zoom
48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF
TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
HDR (photo/panorama)
Video Yes Yes 4K@24/25/30/60/100/120fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, ProRes RAW, Apple Log 2, 3D (spatial) video/audio, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] 18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, (wide), PDAF, OIS
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec., ProRes RAW, Apple Log 2
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP 6.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
Browser HTML HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 2 TB, 12 GB RAM or 1 TB, 12 GB RAM or 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM NVMe
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No
USB OTG Not Supported - Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion 4832 MAh - Nano SIM Model
Li-Ion - ESIM Only Model
Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 20 min
25W wireless (MagSafe), 50% in 30 min
15W wireless (MagSafe) - China only
25W wireless (Qi2)
4.5W reverse wired
Capacity 2050 mAh 1450 mAh 5088 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -