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

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POCO F9 Ultra 5G

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Summary

Release Date

19 Sep, 2025

N/A

18 Sep, 2026

Performance


Apple A19 Pro	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5	Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955
Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.6 GHz)	Deca Core (upto 3.3 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.9 inches (17.53 cm)	6.90 inches (17.53 cm)	6.736 inches (171.1 mm)
Super Retina XDR OLED	AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1320x2868 px (FHD+)	1200x2608 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	185 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
48 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 4x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


18 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	12 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


4832 mAh	8050 mAh	4900 mAh
40W Fast Charging	100W Hyper Charging	45W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	128 GB
NVMe	UFS 4.1	UFS 4.0

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

(2,880 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,521,699

AnTuTu Score

N/A

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General

Launch Date

Sep 19, 2025

(Official)

N/A

Sep 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v26

Android v16

Android v17

OS Updates

N/A

7 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

HyperOS

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Chipset

Apple A19 Pro

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

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Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955

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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

Deca Core

3.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X925 2.74 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A725 2.36 GHz, Penta Core, Cortex A725 1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (six-core graphics)

Adreno

Galileo

RAM

12 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

N/A

Vapor Chamber Cooling 5526 mm²

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

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

Super Retina XDR OLED

AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)

6.90 inches (17.53 cm)

6.736 inches (171.1 mm)

Resolution

1320x2868 px (FHD+)

1200x2608 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

10000 nits

1900 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

2200 nits

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

185 Hz

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

4800 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

Pixel Density

460 ppi

416 ppi

382 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

91.5 %

91.52 %

89.69 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

91.5 %

89.69 %

Design

Height

163.4 mm

163.49 mm

161.6 mm

Width

78 mm

77.94 mm

76.9 mm

Thickness

8.75 mm

8.74 mm

7.4 mm

Weight

231 grams

235 grams

193 grams

Build Material

Back: Ceramic Shield 2

Back: Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

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 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Excellent

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

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGNK 1µm pixel size

48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 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

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

48 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera100 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

8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera1/4.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

N/A

6144 x 8192 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Apple ProRAW
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

5 x Optical Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

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 fps
Full HD @30/60/240 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

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

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

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

4832 mAh

8050 mAh

4900 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Si/C Li-Ion

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Yes 100W Hyper Charging v3.0

Yes 45W Fast Charging v2.0 69% in 70 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 30W Wireless Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes

Yes 27W Reverse Charging

Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 22.5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

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

128 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 4.1

UFS 4.0

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: Nano/eSIM

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM

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 / N14 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 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 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)