Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

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Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G

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Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max or Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G
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Release date 2023, September 12 2022, February 09
Dimensions (HxWxD) 159.9 x 76.7 x 8.3 mm | 6.3 x 6.3 x 3.02 in 163.3 x 77.9 x 8.9 mm | 6.43 x 6.43 x 3.07 in
Weight 221 g | 7.8 oz 228 g | 8.04 oz
Body Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), titanium frame (grade 5) Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+), aluminum frame
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Colors Black Titanium, White Titanium, Blue Titanium, Natural Titanium Phantom Black, White, Burgundy, Green, Graphite, Red, Sky Blue
Battery 4441 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 5000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable
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Screen

Technology LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.7" in 6.8" in
Screen area 110.2 cm2 114.7 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19.3:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 89.8% 90.2%
Screen resolution 1290 x 2796 px 1440 x 3088 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 460 PPI 500 PPI
Screen protection Ceramic Shield glass Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
Other specs - 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 2000 nits (HBM)
-Always-On display
- 120Hz
-HDR10+
-1750 nits (peak)
-Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Triple 108 MP, Quad
Camera specs -48 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
-12 MP, f/2.8, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.06", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF, 3D sensor‑shift OIS, 5x optical zoom
-12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
-TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
-108 MP, f/1.8, 23mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
-10 MP, f/4.9, 230mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom
-10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
-12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, 3D (spatial) video, stereo sound rec. 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
DxOMark Main Score 154 131
DxOMark Photo 153 136
DxOMark Video 158 111
Front camera, selfie 12 MP, Single 40 MP, Single
Specifications 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF, OIS
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.82'', 0.7µm, PDAF
Functions HDR, Dolby Vision HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 149 101
DxOMark Photo 145 104
DxOMark Video 156 95

Performance

Operating system - OS iOS 17, upgradable to iOS 18.1 Android 12, One UI 4.1
Chipset - Apple A17 Pro (3 nm) - Exynos 2200 (4 nm)
- Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm) - USA/China
CPU - Hexa-core (2x3.78 GHz + 4x2.11 GHz) - Octa-core (1x2.8 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A510) - International
Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510) - USA/China
GPU Apple GPU (6-core graphics) Xclipse 920 - International Adreno 730 - USA/China
External memory No No
Internal memory 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 1TB 8GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 1500939 1042181
Antutu 10 CPU 380375 291841
Antutu 10 GPU 518600 347780
Antutu 10 Mem 260964 198080
Antutu 10 UX 380375 291841
Antutu 9 Total 906324
GeekBench 6 Single Core 2891
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 7180
GeekBench 6 Metal 26996
GeekBench 5 Single Core 2878
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 7118

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM and eSIM - International
Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China
Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs + eSIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / 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 - 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 - A3106
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 - A2849
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 - A3105
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 - A3108
-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 - A3106
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 - A2849
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 - A3105
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3108
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) 
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps; 5G (5+ Gbps DL)
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.07 W/kg (head)     1.11 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.98 W/kg (head)     0.98 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 1.18 W/kg (head) 0.98 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 1.05 W/kg (head) 1.58 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 (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- 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)

- Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
-Bixby natural language commands and dictation
-Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
-Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
- Fast charging 45W
-USB Power Delivery 3.0
-Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
-Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
-Stylus, 2.8ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)
Versions
- Versions: A3106 (International); A2849 (USA); A3105 (Canada, Japan); A3108 (China, Hong Kong)

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