Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 Comparison and Differences
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Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
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Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max or Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max | Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2023, September 12 | 2022, August 10 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 159.9 x 76.7 x 8.3 mm | 6.3 x 6.3 x 3.02 in | 155.1 x 130.1 x 6.3 mm | 6.11 x 6.11 x 5.12 in | |
| Weight | 221 g | 7.8 oz | 263 g | 9.28 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), titanium frame (grade 5) | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+) (folded), plastic front (unfolded), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+), aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Black Titanium, White Titanium, Blue Titanium, Natural Titanium | Graygreen, Phantom Black, Beige, Burgundy | |
| Battery | 4441 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | 4400 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable | |
| Approximate price | € 984.9 | $ 1800 | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | LTPO 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 | 110.2 cm2 | 183.2 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 23.1:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 89.8% | 90.9% | |
| Screen resolution | 1290 x 2796 px | 1812 x 2176 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 460 PPI | 0 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Ceramic Shield glass | ||
| Other specs | - 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 2000 nits (HBM) -Always-On display |
- 120Hz -HDR10+ -1200 nits (peak) -Cover display: -Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ -6.2 inches, 904 x 2316 pixels, 23.1:9 ratio |
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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), 1.0µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS -10 MP, f/2.4, 66mm (telephoto), 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom -12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, 12mm (ultrawide), 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. | 4K@60fps, 1080p@60/240fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps (gyro-EIS), HDR10+ | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 154 | 124 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 153 | 130 | |
| DxOMark Video | 158 | 122 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 12 MP, Single | 4 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF, OIS SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) |
4 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 2.0µm, under display Cover camera: 10 MP, f/2.2, 24mm (wide), 1/3'', 1.22µm |
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| Functions | HDR, Dolby Vision HDR | 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 12L, One UI 4.1.1 | |
| Chipset | - Apple A17 Pro (3 nm) | - Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm) | |
| CPU | - Hexa-core (2x3.78 GHz + 4x2.11 GHz) | - Octa-core (1x3.19 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510) | |
| GPU | Apple GPU (6-core graphics) | Adreno 730 | |
| External memory | No | No | |
| Internal memory | 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 1TB 8GB RAM | 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 1500939 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 380375 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 518600 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 260964 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 380375 | ||
| Antutu 9 Total | 986201 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 2891 | 1674 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 7180 | 4102 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 5428 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 7041 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Metal | 26996 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 2878 | 1241 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 7118 | 3708 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Nano-SIM and eSIM - International Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China |
Up to two Nano SIM and one eSIM | |
| 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 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE -5G - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave |
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| 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 | |
| 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, GALILEO, BDS | |
| 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, aptX HD | |
| 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 - 0.96 W/kg (head) 0.92 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.30 W/kg (head) 1.51 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 |
- 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) |
- Bixby natural language commands and dictation -Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) -Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -Ultra Wideband (UWB) support - Fast charging 25W, 50% in 30 min -Fast wireless charging 15W -Reverse wireless charging 4.5W - IPX8 water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) -Armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance -Stylus support |
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| Versions |
- Versions: A3106 (International); A2849 (USA); A3105 (Canada, Japan); A3108 (China, Hong Kong) |
- Also known as Samsung Galaxy Fold 4 5G |
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