Cubot KingKong 9 vs Apple iPhone 15 Comparison and Differences

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Cubot KingKong 9

Cubot KingKong 9

Smartphone 2

Apple iPhone 15

Apple iPhone 15

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Cubot KingKong 9 or Apple iPhone 15 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model	Cubot KingKong 9	Apple iPhone 15
Rating	(+)	(+)
Release date	May, 2023	2023, September 12
Dimensions (HxWxD)	172 x 81.6 x 17.7 mm \| 6.77 x 6.77 x 3.21 in	147.6 x 71.6 x 7.8 mm \| 5.81 x 5.81 x 2.82 in
Weight	390 g \| 13.76 oz	171 g \| 6.03 oz
Body Build	Rugged Smartphone, Metal	Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame
Case	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon
Colors	Black	Black, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink
Battery	10600 mAh, Li-Polymer, non-removable	3349 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable
Approximate price		₹ 69,90
Check price	from Amazon	from Amazon

Screen

Technology	LCD IPS	Super Retina XDR OLED
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	16M	16M
Screen size	6.58" in	6.1" in
Screen area	104.3 cm²	91.3 cm²
Screen format	20:9 (height:width)	19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	74.3%	86.4%
Screen resolution	1080 x 2408 px	1179 x 2556 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/	401 PPI	461 PPI
Screen protection		Ceramic Shield glass
Other specs	- 120Hz -Secondary screen on the back	- HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (HBM), 2000 nits (peak) -
Screen protector	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main	100 MP, Triple	48 MP, Dual
Camera specs	-100 MP, (wide), PDAF -24 MP, (night vision camera), 2 IR emitters -5 MP, (macro)	-48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS -12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 0.7µm
Functions	LED flash, HDR, panorama	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video	Yes	4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.
DxOMark Main Score		145
DxOMark Photo		147
DxOMark Video		153
Front camera, selfie	32 MP, Single	12 MP, Single
Specifications	32 MP, ƒ/ 2.0	12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Functions		HDR, Dolby Vision HDR
Video	Yes	4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
DxOMark Selfie Score		149
DxOMark Photo		145
DxOMark Video		156

Performance

Operating system - OS	Android 13 Tiramisu	iOS 17, upgradable to iOS 17.6.1, planned upgrade to iOS 18
Chipset	- Mediatek Helio G99 (6nm)	- Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm)
CPU	- Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)	- Hexa-core (2x3.46 GHz Everest + 4x2.02 GHz Sawtooth)
GPU	Mali-G57 MC2	Apple GPU (5-core graphics)
External memory	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)	No
Internal memory	256GB 12GB RAM	128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total		1374104
Antutu 10 CPU		356479
Antutu 10 GPU		444086
Antutu 10 Mem		255398
Antutu 10 UX		356479
Antutu 9 Total	340003
GeekBench 6 Single Core		2545
GeekBench 6 Multi Core		6315
GeekBench 6 Metal		22441
GeekBench 5 Single Core		2519
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core		6165

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card	Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Nano-SIM and eSIM - International Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China
Network	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Bands	-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66	-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66 - A3090 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A2846 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3089 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A3092 -5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3090 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A2846 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3089 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3092
Speed	HSPA, LTE	HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS	Yes	Yes
Edge	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
GPS	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
NFC	Yes	Yes
USB	USB Type-C, OTG	USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort
Bluetooth	5.2, A2DP, LE	5.3, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation		SAR - 1.12 W/kg (head) 1.14 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.98 W/kg (head) 0.98 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio		No
Headphone jack		No
Others

Other features

Sensors	- Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compasscelerometer, compass, gyro	- Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras	- Fast charging 33.0W - IP68/IP69K dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)	- Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip) -Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite - Fast charging, Power Delivery 2.0, 50% in 30 min -15W Wireless charging (MagSafe) -15W Wireless charging (Qi2) - requires iOS 17.2 update -4.5W Reverse charging - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Versions		- Versions: A3090 (International); A2846 (USA); A3089 (Canada, Japan); A3092 (China, Hong Kong)

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