Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy A57 vs Huawei nova 15 Max

Price Comparison (India) -

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Huawei
Announced September 2025 March 2026 May 2026
Status Coming Soon - September 2025 Coming Soon - April 2026 Coming Soon - May 2026
Price Rs. 149,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 56,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Silver, Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue Navy, Gray, Icyblue, Lilac Blush Gold, Lake Cyan, Golden Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 163.4 x 78 x 8.8 mm
(6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 in)
161.5 x 76.8 x 6.9 mm
(6.36 x 3.02 x 0.27 in)
163.3 x 78 x 8 mm
(6.43 x 3.07 x 0.31 in)
Weight 233 g (8.22 oz) 179 g (6.31 oz) 232 g (8.18 oz)
SIM Type - - · Nano-SIM
· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
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 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
5G Network SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 -
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.70 W/kg (head)
1.07 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 26 Android 16, up to 6 major Android upgrades EMUI 14.2 (International), HarmonyOS 5.1 (China)
User Interface - One UI 8.5 -
Processor Hexa-core, Apple A19 Pro (3 nm) Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-720 & 4x2.6 GHz Cortex-720 & 3x1.95 GHz Cortex-520), Exynos 1680 (4 nm) -
GPU Apple GPU (6-core graphics) Xclipse 550 -
RAM 12 GB 12 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 2 TB 512 GB 256 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type FHD+ LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED Screen
120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 Nits (typ)
1600 Nits (HBM), 3000 Nits (peak)
Ceramic Shield 2 Protections
FHD+ Super AMOLED+ Screen, 120Hz
HDR10+, 1200 Nits (HBM), 1900 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+, Mohs Level 5
FHD+ OLED Screen, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, 4000 Nits (peak)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 1B colors
Size 6.9 inches 6.7 inches 6.84 inches
Resolution 1320 x 2868 pixels (458 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (385 ppi) 1272 x 2756 pixels (444 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 91.36% 88.69% 90.07%
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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP + 48 MP + 48 MP 50 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP 50 MP
Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 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)
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Best Face, Panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.56", dual-pixel PDAF
Auxiliary lens
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, ProRes RAW, Apple Log 2, 3D (spatial) video/audio, stereo sound rec. 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, HDR, gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 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]
12 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 10-bit HDR [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.0, (wide)

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
Bluetooth 6.0, A2DP, LE 6.0, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE, L2HC (320-960 kbps HD audio)
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band or tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band
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, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 2 TB, 12 GB RAM or 1 TB, 12 GB RAM or 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 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 3.1 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM
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 supported

battery Battery

Type 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
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 45W wired
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 40W wired
5W reverse wired
Capacity 5088 mAh 5000 mAh 8500 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -