Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max (Natural Titanium, 256GB) vs Vivo V40 5G (Ganges Blue, 8GB RAM, 128GB Storage)
What separates them
These two differ on 11 recorded specifications. The Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max (Natural Titanium, 256GB) is ₹1,24,901 dearer.
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max (Natural Titanium, 256GB) vs Vivo V40 5G (Ganges Blue, 8GB RAM, 128GB Storage)
Apple
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max (Natural Titanium, 256GB)
₹1,59,900
Apple does not publish an update commitment, unlike Google and Samsung, so the six to seven years here is inferred from history rather than promised -- worth knowing when comparing against a Pixel's explicit seven.
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Vivo
Vivo V40 5G (Ganges Blue, 8GB RAM, 128GB Storage)
₹34,999
The camera system is the reason to buy this — a 50 MP front sensor with autofocus is rare, and the Zeiss-tuned rear pair produces the most consistent portraits in this price band.
Full details →Who the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max is for
Buy it if: Anyone in the Apple ecosystem wanting the longest practical support and ProRes video capability.
Avoid it if: Anyone who wants a published update commitment, or fast charging.
Who the Vivo V40 5G is for
Buy it if: Buyers who photograph people constantly and want the best portrait output near Rs35,000.
Avoid it if: Gamers — the chipset trails the POCO and OnePlus at lower prices.
Specifications, side by side
11 of 15 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max | Vivo V40 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹1,59,900 | ₹34,999 |
| Battery | 4441 mAh | 5500 mAh |
| Charging | About 27 W wired, 15 W MagSafe -- roughly 100 minutes to full | 80 W wired, 50% in about 22 minutes |
| Chipset | Apple A17 Pro, 3 nanometre | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 |
| Display | 6.7 inch Super Retina XDR LTPO, 120 Hz ProMotion | 6.78 inch AMOLED curved |
| Peak brightness | 2000 nits peak outdoors, 1000 nits sustained full screen | 4500 nits peak |
| RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB LPDDR4X |
| Rear camera | 48 MP main with OIS + 12 MP periscope 5x + 12 MP ultrawide | 50 MP Sony IMX921 with OIS (f/1.88) + 50 MP ultrawide (f/2.0) |
| Software support | Typically 6 to 7 years of iOS, based on Apple's history rather than a published commitment | 3 Android upgrades, 4 years security patches |
| Storage | 256 GB NVMe | 128 GB UFS 3.1 |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Manufacturer Warranty |
| Weight | 221 g | 190 g |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Display type | not published | AMOLED, 120 Hz |
| Front camera | not published | 50 MP autofocus |
| Port | USB-C, but USB 3 speeds only on Pro models -- 10 Gbps | not published |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.