Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max vs POCO F9 Ultra 5G

Comparing the Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max vs POCO F9 Ultra 5G across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: POCO F9 Ultra 5G runs at a higher processing speed of 4.6 GHz, while Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max runs at 4.26 GHz, making POCO F9 Ultra 5G the better performer.

Display: Both Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max and POCO F9 Ultra 5G offer the same screen size of 6.9 inches, but Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max features a Super Retina XDR OLED display compared to POCO F9 Ultra 5G's AMOLED, making Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: POCO F9 Ultra 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max offers 48 MP, making POCO F9 Ultra 5G better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: POCO F9 Ultra 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max offers 18 MP, making POCO F9 Ultra 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: POCO F9 Ultra 5G offers a higher battery capacity with 8050 mAh, while Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max offers 4832 mAh, making POCO F9 Ultra 5G better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max and POCO F9 Ultra 5G offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max

₹144,900

@ Amazon

POCO F9 Ultra 5G

(Not Released in India)

Summary

Spec Score

95%

N/A

87%

Release Date

19 Sep, 2025

N/A

29 Oct, 2026

Performance

	N/A	N/A
Apple A19 Pro	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5	MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.21 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display

	N/A	N/A
6.9 inches (17.53 cm)	6.90 inches (17.53 cm)	6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
Super Retina XDR OLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1320x2868 px (FHD+)	1200x2608 px (FHD+)	1272x2768 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	185 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

	N/A	N/A
48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)	200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2.8x Optical Zoom)
48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
48 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 4x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)	200 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 10x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	3.2 MP Camera

Front Camera

	N/A	N/A
18 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery

	N/A	N/A
4832 mAh	8050 mAh	8000 mAh
40W Fast Charging	100W Hyper Charging	80W Super VOOC Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	256 GB
NVMe	UFS 4.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.6/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Vapour chamber for sustained performance
Upgraded telephoto & selfie cameras
Refreshed design
Solid battery life & faster charging

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Digital zoom still lacking
Apple Intelligence needs improvement
Thicker & heavier
Pricey

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.7/5

(3,404 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,521,699

AnTuTu Score

N/A

Compare Prices

₹144,900

@ Amazon

Not Available in any store

₹139,999

@ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Sep 19, 2025

(Official)

N/A

Oct 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v26

Android v16

Android v17

OS Updates

N/A

5 Years

Security Updates

N/A

6 Years

Custom UI

N/A

HyperOS

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

N/A

Chipset

Apple A19 Pro

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

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MediaTek Dimensity 9600M MT6994

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Processor

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core Quad core

Octa core

4.6 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Octa core

4.21 GHz, Single core, C1 Ultra 3.5 GHz, Tri core, C1 Premium 2.7 GHz, Quad core, ARM C1-Pro

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple A19 Pro GPU

Adreno

Mali-Drage MC12

RAM

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

N/A

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

2,521,699

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

17.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

3.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

15.6 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

N/A

Display Type

Super Retina XDR OLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)

6.90 inches (17.53 cm)

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

Resolution

1320x2868 px (FHD+)

1200x2608 px (FHD+)

1272x2768 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

10000 nits

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

2200 nits

2000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

185 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

4800 Hz

288 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

460 ppi

416 ppi

462 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

91.5 %

91.52 %

91.48 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

91.5 %

96.0 %

Design

Height

163.4 mm

163.49 mm

156.5 mm

Width

78 mm

77.94 mm

74.3 mm

Thickness

8.75 mm

8.74 mm

8.4 mm

Weight

231 grams

235 grams

216 grams

Build Material

Back: Ceramic Shield 2

Back: Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

N/A

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.78 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1.22µm pixel size

200 MP
Primary Camera5x Optical Zoomf/1.68 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 2.0µm pixel size

200 MP
Primary Camera18x Digital Zoom 2.8x Optical Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view23 mm focal length

48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera18 mm focal length 1/2.88" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/1.55" sensor size

48 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera100 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
f/3.0 Telephoto Camera120 mm focal length 1/2.75" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

200 MP
f/2.6 Telephoto Camera65 mm focal length

N/A

3.2 MP
f/2.419 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Apple ProRAW
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

5 x Optical Zoom

18 x Digital Zoom
2.8 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @24/25/30/60/100/120 fps
Full HD @25/30/60/120/240 fps
HD @30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240/480/960/1920 fps
HD @30/120/240/480/960/1920 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
ProRes Video
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Slow Motion
Video HDR

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Best In Class

N/A

Resolution

18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera

32 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/3.44" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera18 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30/120 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

N/A

Capacity

4832 mAh

8050 mAh

8000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Si/C Li-Ion

Quick Charging

Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Yes 100W Hyper Charging v3.0

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 30W Wireless Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes

Yes 27W Reverse Charging

Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 22.5W Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Battery Test Results

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 17m

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB / 2 TB

256 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: Nano/eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N77 / N78 / N79

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)