Samsung Galaxy S25 vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy S25

Samsung Galaxy S25

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Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

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Samsung Galaxy S25 or Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy S25 Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
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Release date 2025, January 22 2021, September 14
Dimensions (HxWxD) 146.9 x 70.5 x 7.2 mm | 5.78 x 5.78 x 2.78 in 160.8 x 78.1 x 7.7 mm | 6.33 x 6.33 x 3.07 in
Weight 162 g | 5.71 oz 240 g | 8.47 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame
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Colors Icy Blue, Mint, Navy, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold, Coral Red, Blue Black Graphite, Gold, Silver, Sierra Blue
Battery 4000 mAh, Li-Ion 4352 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 28 h (multimedia)
Music play - Up to 95 h
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Screen

Technology Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X Super Retina XDR OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.2" in 6.7" in
Screen area 94.4 cm2 109.8 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 91.1% 87.4%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1284 x 2778 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 416 PPI 458 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Scratch-resistant ceramic glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak)
-Always-on display
- Wide color gamut
-True-tone
-120Hz
-HDR10
-Dolby Vision
-1000 nits (HBM)
-1200 nits (peak)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 50 MP, Triple 12 MP, Quad
Camera specs -50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
-10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
-12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
-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)
Functions Best Face, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10‑bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, Cinematic mode, stereo sound rec.
DxOMark Main Score 137
DxOMark Photo 144
DxOMark Video 119
Front camera, selfie 12 MP, Single 12 MP, Dual
Specifications 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6''
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Functions HDR, HDR10+ HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
DxOMark Selfie Score 134
DxOMark Photo 128
DxOMark Video 143

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 15, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 7 iOS 15
Chipset - Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm) - Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x4.47 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M) - Hexa-core (2x3.22 GHz Avalanche + 4xX.X GHz Blizzard)
GPU Adreno 830 Apple GPU (5-core graphics)
External memory No No
Internal memory 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM, 1TB 6GB 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
GeekBench 6 Single Core 2290
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 5551
GeekBench 6 Metal 20040
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1716
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 4533

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - INT
Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - USA
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM - CN
Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM/eSIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
-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, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - USA unlocked
-5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
1, 2, 5, 7, 25, 28, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 257, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA unlocked
-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
Speed HSPA, LTE (up to 7CA), 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 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/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
GPS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG Lightning, USB 2.0
Bluetooth 5.4, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.13 W/kg (head)     0.92 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 1.29 W/kg (head)     1.36 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 1.18 W/kg (head) 1.20 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.98 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
-Circle to Search
- 25W Fast charging, Power Delivery 3.0, 50% in 30 min
-15W Wireless charging (Qi2.1)
-4.5W Reverse wireless charging
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
-Armor aluminum 2 frame

- 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)

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