Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6 vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6
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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6 or Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6 | Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2024, July 10 | 2024, September 09 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 153.5 x 132.6 x 5.6 mm | 6.04 x 6.04 x 5.22 in | 163 x 77.6 x 8.3 mm | 6.42 x 6.42 x 3.06 in | |
| Weight | 239 g | 8.43 oz | 227 g | 8.01 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2) (folded), plastic front (unfolded), 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 | Navy, Silver Shadow, Pink, Black, White | Black Titanium, White Titanium, Natural Titanium, Desert Titanium | |
| Battery | 4400 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable | 4685 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | |
| Approximate price | $ 1,899.9 | € 1,391 | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Foldable Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2 | LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 7.6" in | 6.9" in | |
| Screen area | 185.2 cm2 | 115.6 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 410 ppi (height:width) | 19.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 91.0% | 91.4% | |
| Screen resolution | 1856 x 2160 px | 1320 x 2868 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 374 PPI | 460 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Ceramic Shield glass (2024 gen) | ||
| Other specs | - 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak) -Cover display: -Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, 2600 nits (peak), Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 -6.3 inches, 968 x 2376 pixels, 410 ppi |
- 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 2000 nits (HBM) -Always-On display |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 50 MP, Triple | 48 MP, Triple | |
| Camera specs | -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 |
-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 -48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 0.7µm, PDAF -TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth) |
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| Functions | LED flash, HDR, panorama | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) | |
| Video | 8K@30fps, 4K@60fps, 1080p@60/120/240fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps (gyro-EIS), HDR10+ | 4K@24/25/30/60/100/120fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, 3D (spatial) video/audio, stereo sound rec. | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 133 | 157 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 132 | 157 | |
| DxOMark Video | 128 | 159 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 4 MP, Single | 12 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 4 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 2.0µm, under display Cover camera: 10 MP, f/2.2, 24mm (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm |
12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF, OIS SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) |
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| Functions | HDR | HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec. | |
| Video | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS | 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 14, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1.1 | iOS 18, upgradable to iOS 18.1 | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SM8650-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm) | - Apple A18 Pro (3 nm) | |
| CPU | - 8-core (1x3.39GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.1GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.9GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A520) | - Hexa-core (2x4.05 GHz + 4x2.42 GHz) | |
| GPU | Adreno 750 (1 GHz) | Apple GPU (6-core graphics) | |
| External memory | No | No | |
| Internal memory | 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM | 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 1TB 8GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 1572149 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 409548 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 549154 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 325301 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 409548 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Up to two Nano-SIM and multi eSIM | 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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) 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, 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 -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 |
-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, 48, 53, 66 - A3296 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, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3084 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, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3295 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - A3297 -5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3296 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, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A3084 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 - A3295 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3297 |
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| Speed | HSPA, LTE (CA), 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, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot | |
| GPS | GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS | GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.2, OTG | USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort | |
| Bluetooth | 5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD | 5.3, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR EU - 1.24 W/kg (head) 1.39 W/kg (body) |
SAR - 1.01 W/kg (head) 1.15 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.22 W/kg (head) 1.45 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 (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | |
| Other extras |
- Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) -Ultra Wideband (UWB) support -Circle to Search - 25W Fast charging, Quick Charge 2.0, 50% in 30 min -15W Wireless charging -4.5W Reverse wireless charging - IP48 water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) -Enhanced armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance -Stylus support |
- Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip) -Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite - Fast charging, Power Delivery 2.0, 50% in 30 min -25W Wireless charging (MagSafe), 15W Wireless charging (China only) -15W Wireless charging (Qi2) -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: A3296 (International); A3084 (USA); A3295 (Middle East, Canada, Mexico); A3297 (China, Hong Kong) |
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