Samsung Galaxy S25 vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy S25 or Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy S25 | Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2025, January 22 | 2023, September 12 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 146.9 x 70.5 x 7.2 mm | 5.78 x 5.78 x 2.78 in | 159.9 x 76.7 x 8.3 mm | 6.3 x 6.3 x 3.02 in | |
| Weight | 162 g | 5.71 oz | 221 g | 7.8 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame | Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), titanium frame (grade 5) | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Icy Blue, Mint, Navy, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold, Coral Red, Blue Black | Black Titanium, White Titanium, Blue Titanium, Natural Titanium | |
| Battery | 4000 mAh, Li-Ion | 4441 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | |
| Approximate price | $ 799.99 | € 984.9 | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X | LTPO 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 | 110.2 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 19.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 91.1% | 89.8% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2340 px | 1290 x 2796 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 416 PPI | 460 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Ceramic Shield glass | |
| Other specs | - 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak) -Always-on display |
- 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 2000 nits (HBM) -Always-On display |
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Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 50 MP, Triple | 48 MP, Triple | |
| 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 |
-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) |
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| 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@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, 3D (spatial) video, stereo sound rec. | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 154 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 153 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 158 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 12 MP, Single | 12 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF | 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF, OIS SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) |
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| Functions | HDR, HDR10+ | HDR, Dolby Vision HDR | |
| Video | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps | 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 149 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 145 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 156 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 15, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 7 | iOS 17, upgradable to iOS 18.1 | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm) | - Apple A17 Pro (3 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (2x4.47 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M) | - Hexa-core (2x3.78 GHz + 4x2.11 GHz) | |
| GPU | Adreno 830 | Apple GPU (6-core graphics) | |
| External memory | No | No | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM | 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 1TB 8GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 1500939 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 380375 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 518600 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 260964 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 380375 | ||
| 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 + 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 |
Nano-SIM and eSIM - International Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China |
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| 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 - 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 |
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| Speed | HSPA, LTE (up to 7CA), 5G | HSPA, LTE, 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/6e, tri-band, hotspot | |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS | GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG | USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort | |
| Bluetooth | 5.4, A2DP, LE | 5.3, 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 - 1.07 W/kg (head) 1.11 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.98 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 |
- 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) |
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| Versions |
- Versions: A3106 (International); A2849 (USA); A3105 (Canada, Japan); A3108 (China, Hong Kong) |
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