Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max vs Motorola Signature

Comparing the Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max vs Motorola Signature across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Motorola Signature runs at a higher processing speed of 3.8 GHz, while Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max runs at 3.46 GHz, making Motorola Signature the better performer.

Display: Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max offers a screen size of 6.9 inches, while Motorola Signature offers 6.8 inches, making Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max features a Super Retina XDR OLED display compared to Motorola Signature's AMOLED, making Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Motorola Signature offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max offers 48 MP, making Motorola Signature better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Motorola Signature offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max offers 18 MP, making Motorola Signature better for front camera photography.

Battery: Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max delivers longer battery life with 13h 08m, while Motorola Signature delivers 12h 53m, making Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max and Motorola Signature offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max receives a higher expert rating of 8.7 from the editorial team, while Motorola Signature is rated 8.6.

User Rating: Motorola Signature receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max has a rating of 3.3.

Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max

₹179,900

@ Amazon

Motorola Signature

₹62,990

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

09 2026

01 2026

09 2025

Performance


Apple A20 Pro	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5	Apple A19
Hexa Core (upto 3.464 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.9 inches (17.53 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)	6.3 inches (16 cm)
Super Retina XDR OLED	AMOLED	Super Retina XDR OLED
1320x2868 px (FHD+)	1264x2780 px (FHD+)	1206x2622 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	165 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Telephoto Primary Camera (upto 16x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 8x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera	48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Periscope Sony LYTIA 600 Cam (upto 100X Super zoom pro)	N/A

Front Camera


18 MP	50 MP Wide Angle Lens	18 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


5567 mAh	5200 mAh	3692 mAh
60W Fast Charging	90W Turbo Charging	40W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	256 GB
NVMe	UFS 4.1	NVMe

Expert Review

8.7/10

8.6/10

Read Expert Review

8.3/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

Noticeably better battery life and wired charging
Stellar performance
Improved cameras across the board, especially in low-light scenes
Sturdy and durable build

Slim, lightweight, & premium
Excellent LTPO AMOLED display
Strong performance
Clean software, with longevity

Smooth and responsive 120Hz ProMotion display
Excellent portraits, consistent dual 48MP cameras
Upgraded 18MP selfie camera with Centre Stage
A19 chip delivers strong, efficient performance

Cons

Higher starting price than its predecessor
Heavier than its predecessor
Camera Control doesn't allow you to adjust new Lens Aperture

Battery life could have been better
Audio lacks punch

Battery life remains similar to last year
Lens flare in low light
Design still looks identical to iPhone 16

User Ratings

3.3/5

(18 ratings)

4.4/5

(961 ratings)

4.6/5

(28,859 ratings)

Compare Prices

₹179,900 @ Amazon	₹62,990 @ Amazon	₹79,999 @ Flipkart
Not Available in any other store	Not Available in any other store	₹99,900 @ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

September 14, 2026

(Official)

January 23, 2026

(Official)

September 19, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v27

Android v16

iOS v26

OS Updates

5 Year

7 Years

N/A

Security Updates

7 Year

7 Years

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Chipset

Apple A20 Pro

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Apple A19

Processor

Hexa Core

3.464 GHz, Dual core, Everest 2.02 GHz, Quad core, Sawtooth

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core 2.6 GHz, Quad core

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

2 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (seven-core graphics)

Adreno 829

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

RAM

12 GB

12 GB / 16 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

N/A

Vapor Chamber

Performance Test Results

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

3,478,833

3,098,258

2,250,422

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

11.0 s

15.0 s

16.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

7,877

5,673

4,884

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

43.7 %

10.5 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

Super Retina XDR OLED

AMOLED

Super Retina XDR OLED

Screen Size

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

6.3 inches (16 cm)

Resolution

1320x2868 px (FHD+)

1264x2780 px (FHD+)

1206x2622 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

6200 nits

3000 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

N/A

1600 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

165 Hz

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

360 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

460 ppi

446 ppi

458 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

91.5 %

90.14 %

90.89 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

95.23 %

N/A

Design

Height

163.4 mm

162.1 mm

149.6 mm

Width

78 mm

76.4 mm

71.5 mm

Thickness

8.75 mm

6.99 mm

7.95 mm

Weight

249 grams

186 grams

177 grams

Build Material

Back: Ceramic Shield Glass

N/A

Back: Aluminium Color-infused 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 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera40x Digital Zoom 16x Optical Zoomf/4.0 Telephoto24 mm focal length

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.6 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view23 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size LYT 828 2.44µm pixel size

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1µm pixel size

48 MP
f/2.88 Telephoto Camera100 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 1.28µm pixel size

48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.4 Periscope Camera71 mm focal length 1/2.76" sensor size 1.6µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus Omni-directional Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes Sensor Shift Optical Image Stabilisation

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A

8000 x 6000 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)
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Camera Features

40 x Digital Zoom
16 x Optical Zoom
Apple ProRAW
Auto Flash
Face detection

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Filters
Smile detection

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @100/120 fps
Full HD @120 fps
HD @30 fps

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

4k @24/30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
ProRes Video
Audio Zoom

Dual Video Recording
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

18 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/2.93" sensor size 1.2µm pixel size

18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

4k @24/25/30/60 fps
Full HD @25/30/60 fps

Full HD @30/60/120 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5567 mAh

5200 mAh

3692 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 24 Hours(2G)

Up to 52 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 60W Fast Charging 50% in 15 minutes

Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 25W Wireless Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Yes 30W Wireless Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Reverse Charging

Yes

Yes 5W Reverse Charging

Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 10W Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

13h 08m

12h 53m

N/A

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

1h 16m 40s

38m

1h 11m

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB / 2 TB

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 4.1

NVMe

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: eSIM SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

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

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) / 600(band 71) / 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 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) / 700 (band 12)

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) / 600(band 71) / 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)

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)

SIM 2

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 14) / 700(band 17) / 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) / 700 (band 12)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

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

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 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)

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)