Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G

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Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max or Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G
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Release date 2021, September 14 2020, August 05
Dimensions (HxWxD) 160.8 x 78.1 x 7.7 mm | 6.33 x 6.33 x 3.07 in 159.2 x 128.2 x 6.9 mm | 6.27 x 6.27 x 5.05 in
Weight 240 g | 8.47 oz 282 g | 9.95 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame Glass front (folded), plastic front (unfolded), glass back, aluminum frame
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Colors Graphite, Gold, Silver, Sierra Blue Mystic Bronze, Mystic Black, Thom Browne Edition, Aston Martin Racing Edition
Battery 4352 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 4500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 28 h (multimedia)
Music play - Up to 95 h
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Screen

Technology Super Retina XDR OLED Foldable Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.7" in 7.6" in
Screen area 109.8 cm2 180.8 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 25:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 87.4% 88.6%
Screen resolution 1284 x 2778 px 1768 x 2208 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 458 PPI 373 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant ceramic glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Other specs - Wide color gamut
-True-tone
-120Hz
-HDR10
-Dolby Vision
-1000 nits (HBM)
-1200 nits (peak)
- HDR10+
-120Hz refresh rate
-Cover display: 6.23", Super AMOLED, 816 x 2260 pixels (25:9), Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Quad 12 MP, Triple
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.5, 26mm (wide), 1.9µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
-12 MP, f/2.8, 77mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
-12 MP, f/1.8, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), PDAF
-TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
-12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
-12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
-12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10‑bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, Cinematic mode, stereo sound rec. 4K@60fps, 1080p@60/240fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps (gyro-EIS), HDR10
DxOMark Main Score 137
DxOMark Photo 144
DxOMark Video 119
Front camera, selfie 12 MP, Dual 10 MP, Single
Specifications 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6''
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1.22µm
Functions HDR HDR
Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
DxOMark Selfie Score 134
DxOMark Photo 128
DxOMark Video 143

Performance

Operating system - OS iOS 15 Android 10, One UI 2.1
Chipset - Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) - Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ (7 nm+)
CPU - Hexa-core (2x3.22 GHz Avalanche + 4xX.X GHz Blizzard) - Octa-core (1x3.09 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585)
GPU Apple GPU (5-core graphics) Adreno 650
External memory No No
Internal memory 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM, 1TB 6GB RAM 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 1310010
Antutu 10 CPU 323794
Antutu 10 GPU 432981
Antutu 10 Mem 234550
Antutu 10 UX 323794
Antutu 9 Total 843813
Antutu 8 Total 596482
GeekBench 6 Single Core 2290 1118
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 5551 3125
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 3048
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 3206
GeekBench 6 Metal 20040
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1716 900
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 4533 3022

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM/eSIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM / eSIM
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Bands -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 - LTE
-5G - Sub6/mmWave
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 USB Type-C 3.1
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.18 W/kg (head) 1.20 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.98 W/kg (body)

SAR EU - 0.86 W/kg (head) 1.45 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No No
Others - 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Tuned by AKG

Other features

Sensors - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Siri natural language commands and dictation
-Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
- Fast charging 27W, 50% in 30 min
-USB Power Delivery 2.0
-MagSafe wireless charging 15W
-Qi magnetic fast wireless charging 7.5W
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

- ANT+
-Bixby natural language commands and dictation
-Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
--Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
-Unfolded: 159.2 x 128.2 x 6.9 mm
-Folded: 159.2 x 68 x 13.8-16.8 mm
- Fast charging 25W
-Fast wireless charging 11W
-Reverse wireless charging 4.5W

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