Oppo Realme 9 vs Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max

Compared 2 smartphones : Oppo Realme 9 Manufactured in April, 2022, with display 6.4 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 680, vs Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, Manufactured in September, 2019 with chipsetApple A13 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Oppo Realme 9
  • Higher refresh rate: 90Hz
  • Lighter design: 178g vs 226g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3969mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
  • Larger display: 6.5in
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 4/64 GB
- 4/256 GB
- 4/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Oppo Realme 9 and Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Super AMOLED OLED
Size 6.4 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1242x2688 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 411 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 430 nits 800 nits
HDR support No Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 84.2 % 84.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Oppo Realme 9
642 nits
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
790 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a245 Hz
Response timen/a4.9 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160.2 mm (6.31 in) 158 mm (6.22 in)
Width 73.3 mm (2.89 in) 77.8 mm (3.06 in)
Thickness 7.99 mm (0.31 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 178 g (6.28 oz) 226 g (7.97 oz)
Water resistance IP54 IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gold
- Silver
- Gold
- Gray
- Dark Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Oppo Realme 9
84.2 %
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
84.4 %

Performance

Testing Oppo Realme 9 and Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 Apple A13 Bionic
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 2650 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.9 (Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53))
- 4/2.4 (Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73))
- 4/1.6 (Thunder)
- 2/2.65 (Lightning)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 686 Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 610 Apple A13 GPU
GPU Cores 128 256
GPU Frequency 1114 MHz 1230 MHz
FLOPS 284 GFLOPS 629.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Oppo Realme 9
413
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
1591
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Oppo Realme 9
1425
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
4159
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)4131591
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)14254159
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Oppo Realme 9
317925
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
961856
CPU111183250964
GPU39950311308
Memory82903132206
UX83889267378
NanoReview Score317925961856
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Oppo Realme 9
446
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
7462
Max Surface Temp.n/a44.9 °C
Stability99 %79 %
Graphics Test2 fps44 fps
Graphics Score4467462
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Oppo Realme 9
8053
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
n/a
Writing score10149n/a
Web score7446n/a
Video editing4322n/a
Data manipulation5731n/a
NanoReview Score8053n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB
4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 64 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2NVMe
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) iOS 13 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
UI Skin Realme UI 5.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 3969 mAh
Max Charging Power 33 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (48% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:16 h 1:57 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Oppo Realme 9
26:31
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
23:30
Web Browsing09:51 h08:51 h
Video Playback14:59 h14:18 h
Games06:05 h05:41 h
Standby Mode140 h117 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 12000x9000 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash LED Quad LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix108 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length26 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung HM6Apple iSight Camera
Sensor size1/1.671/2.55
Pixel size0.64 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.0
Focal lengthn/a52 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/3.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
SensorOmniVision OV08D10n/a
Sensor size1/41/3.4
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationNoDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Oppo Realme 9
n/a
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
126
Video quality
Oppo Realme 9
n/a
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
124
Overall camera score
Oppo Realme 9
n/a
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
122
Bokehn/a65
Previewn/a76
Zoomn/a88

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.1 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX471 BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.13 1/3.6
Pixel size 1 μm n/a
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Oppo Realme 9
n/a
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
115
Video quality
Oppo Realme 9
n/a
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
134

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.1 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/5/8HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B38/B40/B41)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66(1700/B2100))
LTE categoryn/a18
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Oppo Realme 9
n/a
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
85.8 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced April, 2022 yr September, 2019 yr
Release Date April, 2022 yr September, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 320 1099
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes 33 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.

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