Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

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

11 differences
SpecificationApple iPhone 17 Pro MaxSamsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
Front camera resolution (numeric)Differs18 MP12 MP
Rear camera resolution (numeric)Differs48 MP200 MP
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Display diagonalDiffers6.9"17.5 cm (6.9")
Continuous video playback time (max)Differs39 h31 h
Operating system installedDiffersiOS 26Android 15
PlatformDiffersiOSAndroid
WeightDiffers233 g218 g
Available colour(s)DiffersCosmic Orange, Deep Blue, SilverTitanium Silver Blue, Titanium Black, Titanium White Silver, Titanium Gray, Titanium Jade Green, Titanium Jet Black, Titanium Pink Gold
Model numberDiffersiPhone 17 Pro MaxSM-S938B
(sg) Charger typeDiffersUSB-C 40W power adapter or higher45W wired
BluetoothSameYesYes
Mobile network generationSame5G5G
International Protection (IP) codeSameIP68IP68
USB Type-C charging portSameYesYes
AC adapter includedSameNoNo
Auto focusnot knownnot knownYes
Camera image formats supportednot knownnot knownDNG, HEIF, JPEG
Digital zoomnot knownnot known100x
Flash typenot knownnot knownLED
Fourth rear camera aperture numbernot knownnot known2.4
Fourth rear camera pixel sizenot knownnot known1.12 µm
Fourth rear camera resolution (numeric)not knownnot known10 MP
Front camera aperture numbernot knownnot known2.2
Front camera field of view (FOV) anglenot knownnot known80°
Front camera pixel sizenot knownnot known1.12 µm
Front camera sensor sizenot knownnot known1/3.2"
Front camera typenot knownnot knownSingle camera
Image stabilizernot knownnot knownYes
Image stabilizer typenot knownnot knownOptical Image Stabilization (OIS)
Maximum frame ratenot knownnot known240 fps
Night modenot knownnot knownYes
Optical zoomnot knownnot known10x
Panoramanot knownnot knownYes
Portrait modenot knownnot knownYes
Rear camera aperture numbernot knownnot known1.7
Rear camera field of view (FOV) anglenot knownnot known85°
Rear camera flashnot knownnot knownYes
Rear camera pixel sizenot knownnot known0.6 µm
Rear camera sensor sizenot knownnot known1/1.3"
Rear camera typenot knownnot knownQuad camera
Resolution at capture speednot knownnot known1280x720@30fps, 1920x1080@30fps, 1920x1080@60fps, 3840x2160@30fps, 3840x2160@60fps
Second rear camera aperture numbernot knownnot known3.4
Second rear camera field of view (FOV) anglenot knownnot known22°
Second rear camera pixel sizenot knownnot known0.7 µm
Second rear camera resolution (numeric)not knownnot known50 MP
Second rear camera sensor sizenot knownnot known1/2.52"
Slow motion modenot knownnot knownYes
Slow motion ratenot knownnot known240fps in FHD, 120fps in UHD
Third rear camera aperture numbernot knownnot known1.9
Third rear camera field of view (FOV) anglenot knownnot known120°
Third rear camera pixel sizenot knownnot known0.7 µm
Third rear camera resolution (numeric)not knownnot known50 MP
Third rear camera sensor sizenot knownnot known1/2.52"
Video capture resolution (max)not knownnot known4320 x 7680 pixels
Video recording modesnot knownnot known720p, 1080p, 2160p, 4320p
3G bands supportednot knownnot known850,900,1900,2100 MHz
3G standardsnot knownnot knownUMTS, WCDMA
4G bands supportednot knownnot known700,800,850,900,1500,1800,1900,2100,2300,2500,2600 MHz
4G data rate (max)not knownnot known2000 Mbit/s
4G standardnot knownnot knownLTE-TDD & LTE-FDD
5G bands supportednot knownnot known700,800,850,900,1500,1800,1900,2100,2300,2500,2600,3500,3700 MHz
5G data rate (max)not knownnot known4.66 Gbit/s
5G standardnot knownnot knownSub6 FDD, Sub6 SDL, Sub6 TDD
Bluetooth versionnot knownnot known5.4
MIMOnot knownnot knownYes
Modulationnot knownnot known4096-QAM
Near Field Communication (NFC)not knownnot knownYes
Wi-Finot 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), Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Display brightnessnot knownnot known1500 cd/m²
Display number of coloursnot knownnot known16 million colours
Display resolutionnot knownnot known3120 x 1440 pixels
Display technology marketing namenot knownnot knownDynamic AMOLED 2X
Maximum refresh ratenot knownnot known120 Hz
Panel typenot knownnot knownAMOLED
Pixel densitynot knownnot known500 ppi
Rounded display cornersnot knownnot knownYes
Screen shapenot knownnot knownFlat
Accelerometernot knownnot knownYes
Ambient light sensornot knownnot knownYes
Barometernot knownnot knownYes
Geomagnetic sensornot knownnot knownYes
Gyroscopenot knownnot knownYes
Hall sensornot knownnot knownYes
Proximity sensornot knownnot knownYes
Battery endurance per cyclenot knownnot known2694 min
Energy efficiency classnot knownnot knownB
Repairability classnot knownnot knownC
Repairability indexnot knownnot known3.2
Repeated free fall reliability classnot knownnot knownA
BeiDounot knownnot knownYes
Galileonot knownnot knownYes
GLONASSnot 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
USB Power Delivery (USB PD)not knownnot knownYes
USB Type-C required charging power (max)not knownnot known45 W
USB Type-C required charging power (min)not knownnot known10 W
AI processor familynot knownnot knownQualcomm
Processor boost frequencynot knownnot known4.47 GHz
Processor coresnot knownnot known8
Processor familynot knownnot knownSnapdragon
Processor modelnot knownnot known8 Elite
Battery capacitynot knownnot known5000 mAh
Battery endurance in cyclesnot knownnot known2000
Removable batterynot knownnot knownNo
Face recognitionnot knownnot knownYes
Fast chargingnot knownnot knownYes
Refurbishednot knownnot knownNo
Wireless chargingnot knownnot knownYes
Headphone connectivitynot knownnot knownUSB Type-C
USB connector typenot knownnot knownUSB Type-C
USB portnot knownnot knownYes
USB versionnot knownnot known3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Huawei Mobile Services (HMS)not knownnot knownNo
User interface (UI)not knownnot knownOne UI 7.0
Depthnot knownnot known8.2 mm
Heightnot knownnot known162.8 mm
Widthnot knownnot known77.6 mm
E-mailnot knownnot knownYes
Short Message Service (SMS)not knownnot knownYes
Audio formats supportednot knownnot known3GA, AAC, AMR, APE, AWB, DFF, DSF, FLAC, IMY, M4A, Mid, MIDI, MP3, MXMF, OGA, OGG, OTA, RTTTL, RTX, WAV, XMF
Video formats supportednot knownnot known3G2, 3GP, AVI, FLV, M4V, MKV, MP4, WEBM
Compatible memory cardsnot knownnot knownNot supported
Internal storage capacitynot known256 GB (12 GB RAM · 256 GB · esim, 12 GB RAM · 256 GB · esim only, 12 GB RAM · 256 GB · eu version, 12 GB RAM · 256 GB · nano sim + esim, 12 GB RAM · 256 GB · nano sim model (not the esim-only variant), 12 GB RAM · 256 GB · nano sim model (the option listed without 'esim'), 12 GB RAM · 256 GB · nano-sim + esim, 12 GB RAM · 256 GB · nano-sim + esim + esim (max 2 at a time), 12 GB RAM · 256 GB · nanosim, 12 GB RAM · 256 GB · physical sim, 12 GB RAM · 256 GB · sim, 12 GB RAM · 256 GB · sim (eu version)) · 512 GB (12 GB RAM · 512 GB · esim, 12 GB RAM · 512 GB · esim only, 12 GB RAM · 512 GB · eu version, 12 GB RAM · 512 GB · global version, 12 GB RAM · 512 GB · nano sim (non-esim-only model), 12 GB RAM · 512 GB · nano sim model (not the esim-only variant), 12 GB RAM · 512 GB · nano-sim + esim, 12 GB RAM · 512 GB · nano-sim + esim + esim (max 2 at a time), 12 GB RAM · 512 GB · physical sim, 12 GB RAM · 512 GB · sim, 12 GB RAM · 512 GB · sim (eu version), 12 GB RAM · 512 GB · sim (global version))not known
Form factornot knownnot knownBar
Fingerprint readernot knownnot knownYes
Subscription typenot knownnot knownNo subscription
Brand specific technologiesnot knownnot knownAlways-on display
(sg) Inputs and outputsnot knownnot knownUSB Type-C 3.2
(sg) Product series (3)not knowniPhone 17 Pro Maxnot known
(sg) Touch IDnot knownnot knownFingerprint (under display, ultrasonic)
Link to manufacturer informationnot knownhttps://apple.com/iphone-17-pro/specs/not known
Resolution descriptionnot knownnot known1440 x 3120 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~498 ppi density)
Battery Endurance Per Cycle Hmsnot knownnot known44:54h