Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S23 FE Comparison and Differences
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Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
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Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max or Samsung Galaxy S23 FE Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max | Samsung Galaxy S23 FE | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2023, September 12 | 2023, October 04 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 159.9 x 76.7 x 8.3 mm | 6.3 x 6.3 x 3.02 in | 158 x 76.5 x 8.2 mm | 6.22 x 6.22 x 3.01 in | |
| Weight | 221 g | 7.8 oz | 209 g | 7.37 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), titanium frame (grade 5) | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Black Titanium, White Titanium, Blue Titanium, Natural Titanium | Mint, Cream, Graphite, Purple, Indigo, Tangerine | |
| Battery | 4441 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | 4500 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | |
| Approximate price | € 984.9 | $ 279.99 | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED | Dynamic AMOLED 2X | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.7" in | 6.4" in | |
| Screen area | 110.2 cm2 | 100.5 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 19.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 89.8% | 83.2% | |
| Screen resolution | 1290 x 2796 px | 1080 x 2340 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 460 PPI | 403 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Ceramic Shield glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | |
| Other specs | - 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 2000 nits (HBM) -Always-On display |
- 120Hz, HDR10+, 1450 nits (peak) - |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 48 MP, Triple | 50 MP, Triple | |
| 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) |
-50 MP, f/1.8, 23mm (wide), 1/1.57", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS -8 MP, f/2.4, 76mm (telephoto), 1/4.5", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom -12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.12µm |
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| Functions | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) | LED flash, 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@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@960fps | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 154 | 127 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 153 | 124 | |
| DxOMark Video | 158 | 131 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 12 MP, Single | 10 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF, OIS SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) |
10 MP, f/2.4, 25mm (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm | |
| Functions | HDR, Dolby Vision HDR | ||
| Video | 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 149 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 145 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 156 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | iOS 17, upgradable to iOS 18.1 | Android 13, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1 | |
| Chipset | - Apple A17 Pro (3 nm) | - Exynos 2200 (4 nm) - Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm) - USA |
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| CPU | - Hexa-core (2x3.78 GHz + 4x2.11 GHz) | - Octa-core (1x2.8 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A510) - International -Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510) - USA |
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| GPU | Apple GPU (6-core graphics) | Xclipse 920 - International Adreno 730 - USA |
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| External memory | No | No | |
| Internal memory | 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 1TB 8GB RAM | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 1500939 | 1138152 | |
| Antutu 10 CPU | 380375 | 321429 | |
| Antutu 10 GPU | 518600 | 403889 | |
| Antutu 10 Mem | 260964 | 190016 | |
| Antutu 10 UX | 380375 | 321429 | |
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 2891 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 7180 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Metal | 26996 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 2878 | 1850 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 7118 | 4890 |
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) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs or SIM & eSIM, dual stand-by) | |
| 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 - 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) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 - International -5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International |
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| Speed | HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps | HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G | |
| 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 | |
| GPS | GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort | USB Type-C, OTG | |
| Bluetooth | 5.3, A2DP, LE | 5.3, 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 - 0.80 W/kg (head) 0.72 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.76 W/kg (head) 1.04 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | ||
| Headphone jack | No | No | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio |
Other features
| Sensors | - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass, proximity | |
| 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 -Circle to Search - 25W Fast charging, Power Delivery 3.0, 50% in 30 min -15W Wireless charging -Reverse Wireless charging - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) |
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| Versions |
- Versions: A3106 (International); A2849 (USA); A3105 (Canada, Japan); A3108 (China, Hong Kong) |
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