Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus Comparison & Technical Specifications

September 2023

January 2025 (Expected)

Smartphone

Smartphone

IP68

IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

iOS 17

One UI 7

5 years

7 years of OS and security upgrades

iOS 17

Android 15

January 2025 (Expected)

SM-S936

Bar

Bar

Graphite, Gold, Silver, Sierra Blue

Midnight Black, Silver Shadow, Sparkling Blue, Sparkling Green

235g

197 g

78.1

75.9

160.8

158.9

7.4

7.7

Nano-SIM and eSIM

Nano-SIM

Nano-SIM and/or eSIM

GSM

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

HSDPA

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

LTE-A

LTE Band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66

5G

SA/NSA/Sub6

6.8 inches

6.7 inches

HDR10, Dolby Vision

Always-on display, HDR10+, 1-120Hz variable refresh rate

2778 x 1284 pixels

1440 x 3120 pixels

LTPO Super Retina XDR

Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak)

458 ppi

approx. 513 ppi

1 billion colors

Ceramic Shield

Corning Gorilla Glass Armor

120Hz

120Hz

Hexa-core

Octa-core (1x4.32 GHz Oryon + 3x3.53 GHz Oryon + 4x2.4 GHz)

Apple GPU (6-core graphics)

Adreno 830

A17 Bionic

12GB

12GB LPDDR5X

256GB / 512GB / 1TB

256GB / 512GB UFS 4.0

200MP

50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS

12MP

12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF

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

Pro Cameras

Samsung

Night mode, Deep Fusion, Smart HDR 4

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

4K at 24/30/60fps

8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, HDR10+, gyro-EIS

4K at 24/30/60fps

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

Wi-Fi 6E

Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

5.3

5.3, A2DP, LE

GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou

GPS, Glonass, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

USB 3.2

3.2 Gen 1

USB-C

USB Type-C

5000 mAh

4900 mAh

Built-in

Non-Removable

Lithium-Ion

Li-Ion

45W

45W wired, PD3.0, 65% in 30 min (advertised)

4.5W reverse wireless

MagSafe 15W

15W wireless (Qi/PMA)

28 hours

Stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers

Stereo

Yes (under display, ultrasonic)

Siri

Google Gemini / Bixby

Smart HDR, Deep Fusion, Night Mode

ProVisual Engine, AI Object Aware Engine, Zoom Enhancer, Generative Edit

Integrated NPU within Snapdragon 8 Elite

Live Translate, Interpreter Mode, Transcript Assist, Note Assist, Circle to Search

USB-C to Lightning Cable, Documentation

Smartphone / USB Type-C cable / SIM eject tool / Protective case / Safety information / Quick start guide and warranty card / Desiccant