Lava Play Max 5G (8GB RAM + 128GB) vs Apple iPhone 18 Pro

Here you can compare Lava Play Max 5G (8GB RAM + 128GB) and Apple iPhone 18 Pro. Comparing Lava Play Max 5G (8GB RAM + 128GB) vs Apple iPhone 18 Pro on Smartprix enables you to check their respective specs scores and unique features. It would potentially help you understand how Lava Play Max 5G (8GB RAM + 128GB) stands against Apple iPhone 18 Pro and which one should you buy The current lowest price found for Lava Play Max 5G (8GB RAM + 128GB) is ₹15,999 and for Apple iPhone 18 Pro is ₹1,64,900. The details of both of these products were last updated on Oct 11, 2026.

Specification	Lava Play Max 5G (8GB RAM + 128GB)	Apple iPhone 18 Pro
CPU	2.5 GHz, Octa Core Processor	4.93 GHz, Hexa Core Processor
Battery	5000 mAh, Li-Po Battery	4056 mAh, Li-ion Battery
RAM	8 GB	12 GB
OS	Android v15	iOS v27
Display	6.72 inches, 1080 x 1920 pixels, 120 Hz	6.3 inches, 1206 x 2622 pixels, 120 Hz
Price	₹15,999	₹1,64,900

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Overview

Specs Score	55 / 100	85 / 100 Better Specs
Display Size	6.72 in Bigger Display	6.3 in
Display Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels	1206 x 2622 pixels Better Resolution
RAM	8 GB	12 GB More RAM
Storage	128 GB	256 GB More Storage
CPU Clock Speed	2.5 GHz	4.93 GHz Faster Clock Speed
CPU Cores	Octa Core More CPU Cores	Hexa Core
Front Camera	8 MP	18 MP Better Front Camera Resolution
Weight	193 g Lighter	211 g
Battery	5000 mAh Bigger Battery	4056 mAh
Unique Features	Fingerprint Sensor 3.5mm Audio Jack No No Memory Card Support No	No No Water Resistant NFC No Wireless Charging

General

Country of Origin	India
Model		iPhone 18 Pro
Sim Type	Dual Sim, GSM+GSM (Hybrid Slot)	Dual Sim, GSM+GSM
Dual Sim	Yes	Yes
Sim Size	Nano+Nano SIM	eSIM+Nano SIM
eSIM Support		Yes
Device Type	Smartphone	Smartphone
Release Date	December 09, 2025	September 09, 2026
In The Box	Handset, USB Type-C Cable, 33W Adapter, SIM Ejector Pin, Back Cover	iPhone with iOS 27 USB‑C Charge Cable (1 m)

Design

Dimensions	77.4 x 166.6 x 8.4 mm	71.9 x 150 x 8.75 mm
Weight	193 g	211 g
Colors	Deccan Black, Himalayan White	Black, Silver, Glacier, Burgundy

Display

Type	Color LCD Screen (16.7M)	Color OLED Screen (1B Colors)
Touch	Yes	Yes
Size	6.72 inches, 1080 x 1920 pixels, 120 Hz	6.3 inches, 1206 x 2622 pixels, 120 Hz
Aspect Ratio	16:9	19.5:9
PPI	~ 328 PPI	~ 460 PPI
Glass Type		Ceramic Shield 2
Brightness	700nits	1000 Nits Max Brightness (Typical); 1,600 Nits Peak Brightness (Hdr); 3,000 Nits Peak Brightness (Outdoor); 1 Nit Minimum Brightness
HDR Support		Yes
Adaptive Refresh Rate		Yes
Features		Dynamic Island, Always-on Display, Promotion Technology With Adaptive Refresh Rates Up To 120hz, Hdr Display, True Tone, Wide Colour (P3), Haptic Touch, 20,00,000:1 Contrast Ratio (Typical), Fingerprint-resistant Oleophobic Coating, Anti-reflective Coating, Support For Display Of Multiple Languages And Characters Simultaneously
Notch	Yes, Punch Hole	Yes, Dynamic Island

Memory

RAM	8 GB	12 GB
Expandable RAM	Upto 8 GB Extra Virtual RAM
Storage	128 GB	256 GB
Storage Type	UFS 3.1
Card Slot	Yes, (Hybrid Slot), upto 1 TB	No

Connectivity

GPRS	Yes	Yes
EDGE	Yes	Yes
3G	Yes	Yes
4G	Yes	Yes
5G	Yes	Yes
5G Bands	n1/n3/n5/n8/n28/n40/n41/n77/n78	FDD-5G NR (Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n75, n77, n78, n79) TDD-5G NR (Bands n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n77, n78, n79)
VoLTE	Yes, Dual Stand-By	Yes
Wifi	Yes, with wifi-hotspot	Yes, with wifi-hotspot
Wifi Version		Wi‑Fi 7 (802.11be) with 2x2 MIMO
Ultra Wideband (UWB) Support		Yes
Bluetooth	Yes, v5.4	Yes, v6.0
USB	Yes, USB-C v2.0	Yes, USB-C v3.2
USB Features	USB Tethering, USB on-the-go, USB Charging, USB Storage	USB Tethering, USB Charging

Performance

AnTuTu Score	700,000 (Total) (v10)
Geekbench Score		12,677 (Multi Core) (v6) 4,719 (Single Core)

Extra

GPS	Yes (GPS/Beidou/Glonass/QZSS/Galileo)	Precision dual-frequency GPS (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou and NavIC) Digital compass Wi-Fi Cellular iBeacon micro-location
Fingerprint Sensor	Yes, Side	No
Face Unlock		Yes
Sensors	Accelerometer	Face ID, Lidar Scanner, Barometer, High-dynamic-range Gyro, High-g Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor, Dual Ambient Light Sensors
3.5mm Headphone Jack	Yes	No
NFC		Yes
Cooling System		Next Gen Vapor Chamber
AI Features		Apple Intelligence, Siri, Image Playground
Water Resistance		Yes, 6 m upto 30 min
Splash Resistant	Yes
IP Rating	IP54	IP68
Dust Resistant	Yes	Yes
Extra Features	Vibration on call connection, Conference Call, Call recording, VoNR, ViNR, DSS, Carrier Aggregation supported, 1700mm² VC Cooling	Apple N1 Wireless Networking Chip, Apple Second-generation Ultra Wideband Chip, Siri With Expressive Voices, Aluminium Unibody Design Ceramic Shield 2 Front Ceramic Shield Back, Emergency Sos Crash Detection, Apple C2 Cellular Modem, Thread Networking Technology, Action Button

Camera

Rear Camera	50 MP (Wide Angle)	48 MP ƒ/1.48-4 (Wide Angle) Fusion Main With Variable Aperture (Ƒ/1.48, Ƒ/1.8, Ƒ/2.8, Ƒ/4.0): 24 Mm, Second-generation Sensor-shift Optical Image Stabilisation, 100% Focus Pixels, Super-high-resolution Photos (24mp And 48mp) Also Enables 12mp Optical-quality 2x Telephoto: 48 Mm, Second‑generation Sensor‑shift Optical Image Stabilisation, 100% Focus Pixels 48 MP ƒ/2.8 (Telephoto) 48mp Fusion Telephoto: 100 mm (4x), Ƒ/2.8 Aperture, Hybrid Focus Pixels, 3d Sensor‑shift Optical Image Stabilisation And Autofocus, Tetraprism Design, Super-high-resolution Photos (24mp And 48mp), Also Enables 12mp Optical-quality 8x Telephoto: 200 mm, Ƒ/2.8 Aperture, Hybrid Focus Pixels, 3d Sensor‑shift Optical Image Stabilisation And Autofocus, Tetraprism Design 48 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 48mp Fusion Ultra Wide: 13 Mm, Ƒ/2.2 Aperture And 120° Field Of View, Hybrid Focus Pixels, Super‑high‑resolution Photos (24mp And 48mp)
OIS		Yes
Auto Focus	Yes	Yes, Phase Detection autofocus
Features	Night mode, AI, HDR, Portrait, Beauty, Panorama, Slow Motion, Document, Time Lapse, Filters, 50MP, Pro-Mode, AR Sticker, QR Code, Google Lens, Dual View Video	8x Optical‑quality Zoom In, 2x Optical Zoom Out; 16x Optical‑quality Zoom Range, Digital Zoom Up To 40x, Customisable Default Lens (Fusion Main), Pro Controls For Lens Aperture, Shutter Speed, White Balance And Viewing Histogram, Apple Reference Image (Fusion Main), Sapphire Crystal Lens Cover, Adaptive True Tone Flash, Photonic Engine, Deep Fusion, Smart Hdr, Next-generation Portraits With Focus And Depth Control, Portrait Lighting With Six Effects, Night Mode, Panorama (Up To 63mp), Photographic Styles, Smart Focus Tracking, Spatial Photos, 48mp Macro Photography, Proraw, Wide Colour Capture For Photos And Live Photos, Lens Correction (Fusion Ultra Wide), Advanced Red-eye Correction, Auto Image Stabilisation, Burst Mode, Photo Geotagging, Image Formats Captured: HEIF, JPEG And Dng, Video Recording: 4k Dolby Vision Video Recording At 24 Fps, 25 Fps, 30 Fps, 60 Fps, 100 Fps (Fusion Main), Or 120 Fps (Fusion Main), 1080p Dolby Vision Video Recording At 25 Fps, 30 Fps, 60 Fps Or 120 Fps (Fusion Main), 720p Dolby Vision Video Recording At 30 Fps, Cinematic Mode Up To 4k Dolby Vision At 60 Fps, Cinematic Mode Effects From Video, Pro Controls For Lens Aperture, Shutter Speed, White Balance And Viewing Histogram, Smart Focus Tracking, Improved Low-light Video At 1080p, Action Mode Up To 2.8k Dolby Vision At 60 Fps, Spatial Video Recording At 1080p At 30 Fps, Prores Video Recording Up To 4k At 120 Fps With External Recording, Prores Raw, Academy Color Encoding System, Apple Log, Genlock Support, Macro Video Recording, Including Slow Motion And Time Lapse, Slow‑motion Video Support For 1080p Up To 240 Fps And 4k Dolby Vision Up To 120 Fps (Fusion Main), Dual Capture Up To 4k Dolby Vision At 30 Fps, Time‑lapse Video With Stabilisation Up To 4k Dolby Vision, Night Mode Time‑lapse, Quicktake Video Up To 4k Dolby Vision At 60 Fps, Second‑generation Sensor‑shift Optical Image Stabilisation For Video (Fusion Main), 3d Sensor‑shift Optical Image Stabilisation And Autofocus For Video (Fusion Telephoto), Digital Zoom Up To 24x, Audio Zoom, True Tone Flash, Cinematic Video Stabilisation (4k, 1080p And 720p), Continuous Autofocus Video, Take 8mp Still Photos While Recording 4k Video, Playback Zoom, Video Formats Recorded: Hevc, H.264, Prores And Prores Raw, Spatial Audio And Stereo Recording, Four Studio‑quality Mics, Wind Noise Reduction, Audio Mix
Video Recording	1080p, 4K @ 30 fps UHD	4K @ 120 fps UHD, 1080p @ 25 fps FHD
Flash	Yes, LED	Yes, Dual LED
Front Camera	8 MP (Wide Angle) Punch Hole	18 MP ƒ/1.9 (Ultra Wide) 18mp Center Stage Camera Ƒ/1.9 Aperture Autofocus With Focus Pixels Autofocus, Retina Flash
Front Video Recording	1080p @ 30 fps FHD	4K @ 60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 60 fps FHD
Front Camera Features		Retina Flash, Tap To Zoom And Rotate, Centre Stage For Photos, Ultra-stabilised Video, Dual Capture, Centre Stage For Video Calls, Pro Controls For Shutter Speed, White Balance And Viewing Histogram, Photonic Engine, Deep Fusion, Smart Hdr, Next-generation Portraits With Focus And Depth Control, Portrait Lighting With Six Effects, Animoji And Memoji, Night Mode, Photographic Styles, Smart Focus Tracking, Improved Low‑light Video At 1080p, Proraw, Wide Colour Capture For Photos And Live Photos, Lens Correction, Auto Image Stabilisation, Burst Mode, 4k Dolby Vision Video Recording At 24 Fps, 25 Fps, 30 Fps Or 60 Fps, 1080p Dolby Vision Video Recording At 25 Fps, 30 Fps Or 60 Fps, Cinematic Mode Up To 4k Dolby Vision At 30 Fps Cinematic Mode Effects From Video, Prores Video Recording Up To 4k At 60 Fps With External Recording, Prores Raw, Academy Color Encoding System, Apple Log, Slow-motion Video Support For 1080p At 120 Fps, Time‑lapse Video With Stabilisation Up To 4k Dolby Vision, Night Mode Time-lapse, Quicktake Video Up To 4k At 60 Fps In Dolby Vision, Cinematic Video Stabilisation (4k, 1080p And 720p), Spatial Audio And Stereo Recording, Wind Noise Reduction, Audio Mix

Technical

OS	Android v15	iOS v27
Chipset	Mediatek Dimensity 7300	Apple A20 Pro
CPU	2.5 GHz, Octa Core Processor	4.93 GHz, Hexa Core Processor
Core Details	4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55	2 Super Cores And 4 Efficiency Cores
Fabrication Node		2nm
GPU	Mali-G615 MC2	7‑core GPU
NPU		Dual 16‑core Neural Engine
Java	No	No
Browser	Yes	Yes

Multimedia

Email	Yes	Yes
Music	Yes	AAC, APAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Atmos Spatial Audio playback User‑configurable maximum volume limit
Video	Yes	Supported formats include HEVC, H.264, AV1 and ProRes HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10+/HDR10 and HLG Up to 4K HDR AirPlay for mirroring, photos and video out to Apple TV (2nd generation or later) or AirPlay‑enabled smart TV
FM Radio	No	No
Document Reader	Yes	Yes

Battery

Type	Non-Removable Battery	Non-Removable Battery
Size	5000 mAh, Li-Po Battery	4056 mAh, Li-ion Battery
Fast Charging	Yes, 33W	Yes
Wireless Charging		Yes, Magsafe Wireless Charging Up To 25w, Qi2 Wireless Charging Up To 25w
StandBy Time	20 days
Talk Time	2 days
Video Playback Time		34 hours

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