Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy A36 5G

The two products' specifications row by row. Rows where they differ are marked; a missing value is unknown, never equal.

8 differences
SpecificationApple iPhone 17 Pro MaxSamsung Galaxy A36 5G
Rear camera resolution (numeric)Differs48 MP50 MP
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Display diagonalDiffers6.9"17 cm (6.7")
Operating system installedDiffersiOS 26Android 15
PlatformDiffersiOSAndroid
Available colour(s)DiffersCosmic Orange, Deep Blue, SilverLavender, Black, White, Lime
Model numberDiffersiPhone 17 Pro MaxSM-A366E, SM-A366E/DS, SM-A366B, SM-A366B/DS, SM-A366U, SM-A366U1, SM-A366W
(sg) Charger typeDiffersUSB-C 40W power adapter or higher45W wired
BluetoothSameYesYes
Mobile network generationSame5G5G
Auto focusnot knownnot knownYes
Digital zoomnot knownnot known10x
Flash typenot knownnot knownLED
Front camera aperture numbernot knownnot known2.2
Front camera resolution (numeric)not knownnot known12 MP
Front camera typenot knownnot knownSingle camera
Image stabilizernot knownnot knownYes
Image stabilizer typenot knownnot knownOptical Image Stabilization (OIS)
Maximum frame ratenot knownnot known240 fps
Portrait modenot knownnot knownYes
Rear camera aperture numbernot knownnot known1.8
Rear camera flashnot knownnot knownYes
Rear camera typenot knownnot knownTriple camera
Resolution at capture speednot knownnot known1280x720@240fps, 3840x2160@30fps
Second rear camera aperture numbernot knownnot known2.2
Second rear camera resolution (numeric)not knownnot known8 MP
Slow motion modenot knownnot knownYes
Slow motion ratenot knownnot known1280x720@240fps
Third rear camera aperture numbernot knownnot known2.4
Third rear camera resolution (numeric)not knownnot known5 MP
Video capture resolution (max)not knownnot known3840 x 2160 pixels
3G bands supportednot knownnot known850,900,1900,2100 MHz
3G standardsnot knownnot knownWCDMA
4G bands supportednot knownnot known700,800,850,900,1500,1800,1900,2100,2300,2500,2600 MHz
4G standardnot knownnot knownLTE-TDD & LTE-FDD
5G bands supportednot knownnot known700,800,850,900,1800,2100,2300,2500,2600,3500,3700 MHz
5G standardnot knownnot knownSub6 FDD, Sub6 TDD
Bluetooth versionnot knownnot known5.4
MIMOnot knownnot knownYes
Modulationnot knownnot known1024-QAM
Near Field Communication (NFC)not knownnot knownYes
Wi-Fi Directnot knownnot knownYes
Wi-Fi standardsnot knownnot known802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Display brightnessnot knownnot known1200 cd/m²
Display glass typenot knownnot knownGorilla Glass
Display number of coloursnot knownnot known16 million colours
Display resolutionnot knownnot known2340 x 1080 pixels
Display technology marketing namenot knownnot knownSuper AMOLED
Gorilla Glass versionnot knownnot knownGorilla Glass Victus+
Maximum refresh ratenot knownnot known120 Hz
Panel typenot knownnot knownAMOLED
Screen shapenot knownnot knownFlat
Battery capacitynot knownnot known5000 mAh
Battery endurance in cyclesnot knownnot known2000
Continuous video playback time (max)not knownnot known29 h
Fast chargingnot knownnot knownYes
Removable batterynot knownnot knownNo
Battery endurance per cyclenot knownnot known2488 min
Energy efficiency classnot knownnot knownC
International Protection (IP) codenot knownnot knownIP67
Repairability classnot knownnot knownC
Repeated free fall reliability classnot knownnot knownC
BeiDounot knownnot knownYes
Galileonot knownnot knownYes
GPS (satellite)not knownnot knownYes
Position locationnot knownnot knownYes
Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS)not knownnot knownYes
Energy efficiency scalenot knownnot knownA to G
Supported batteriesnot knownnot known5000 mAh
USB Type-C charging portnot knownnot knownYes
USB Type-C required charging power (max)not knownnot known45 W
USB Type-C required charging power (min)not knownnot known10 W
Processor boost frequencynot knownnot known2.4 GHz
Processor coresnot knownnot known8
Processor familynot knownnot knownSnapdragon
Processor frequencynot knownnot known1.8 GHz
Processor modelnot knownnot known6 Gen 3
Ambient light sensornot knownnot knownYes
Geomagnetic sensornot knownnot knownYes
Gyroscopenot knownnot knownYes
Orientation sensornot knownnot knownYes
Proximity sensornot knownnot knownYes
Depthnot knownnot known7.4 mm
Heightnot knownnot known162.9 mm
Weightnot knownnot known195 g
Widthnot knownnot known78.2 mm
E-mailnot knownnot knownYes
Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)not knownnot knownYes
Short Message Service (SMS)not knownnot knownYes
Audio formats supportednot knownnot known3GA, AAC, AMR, AWB, FLAC, IMY, M4A, Mid, MIDI, MP3, MXMF, OGA, OGG, OTA, RTTTL, RTX, WAV, XMF
Speakersnot knownnot knownstereo
Video formats supportednot knownnot known3G2, 3GP, AVI, FLV, M4V, MKV, MP4, WEBM
Headphone connectivitynot knownnot knownUSB Type-C
USB connector typenot knownnot knownUSB Type-C
USB versionnot knownnot known2.0
User interface (UI)not knownnot knownOne UI 7.0
Form factornot knownnot knownBar
Protection featuresnot knownnot knownDust resistant, Water resistant
Video callnot knownnot knownYes
Fingerprint readernot knownnot knownYes
App distribution platformnot knownnot knownGoogle Play
Compatible memory cardsnot knownnot knownNot supported
(sg) Manufacturer Part Numbernot knownnot knownSM-A366B
(sg) Touch IDnot knownnot knownFingerprint (under display, optical)
Resolution descriptionnot knownnot known1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)
AC adapter includednot knownnot knownNo
Cables includednot knownnot knownUSB Type-C to USB Type-C
SIM card ejector pinnot knownnot knownYes