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

September 2023

January 2025

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 updates

iOS 17

Android 15

January 2025

SM-S938B, SM-S938U, SM-S930N

Bar

Bar

Graphite, Gold, Silver, Sierra Blue

Titanium Black, Titanium Gray, Titanium Silver, Titanium Blue

235g

219 g

78.1

77.6 mm

160.8

162.8 mm

7.4

8.2 mm

Nano-SIM and eSIM

Nano-SIM

Nano-SIM and 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/mmWave

6.8 inches

6.8 inches

HDR10, Dolby Vision

Always-on display, HDR10+, Anti-reflective glass coating

2778 x 1284 pixels

1440 x 3120 pixels

LTPO Super Retina XDR

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

458 ppi

~505 ppi

1 billion colors

16 Million colors

Ceramic Shield

Corning Gorilla Armor 2

120Hz

120Hz (variable 1-120Hz)

Hexa-core

Octa-core (1x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix + 3x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix + 4x2.4 GHz Oryon V2)

Apple GPU (6-core graphics)

Adreno 830

A17 Bionic

12GB

12GB / 16GB LPDDR5X

256GB / 512GB / 1TB

256GB / 512GB / 1TB UFS 4.0

200MP

200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", Multi-directional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS

12MP

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

50 MP, f/3.4, 111mm (periscope telephoto), 5x optical zoom, PDAF, OIS; 10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 3x optical zoom, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS

50 MP, f/2.2, 12mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), dual pixel PDAF

Pro Cameras

Samsung

Night mode, Deep Fusion, Smart HDR 4

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama, Super Steady video, Nightography

4K at 24/30/60fps

8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec.

4K at 24/30/60fps

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

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

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

Wi-Fi 6E

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

5.3

5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

USB 3.2

3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG

USB-C

USB Type-C

5000 mAh

5000 mAh

Built-in

Non-removable

Lithium-Ion

Lithium-Ion

45W

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

4.5W reverse wireless

MagSafe 15W

15W wireless (Qi2 compatible)

28 hours

Stereo speakers

Yes, Stereo speakers (tuned by AKG)

Stereo

Yes, with dedicated active noise cancellation mic

Yes, Ultrasonic under-display

Siri

Google Gemini, Bixby

Smart HDR, Deep Fusion, Night Mode

ProVisual Engine, Zoom AI, Generative Edit, Object Eraser Pro, Instant Slow-mo

Yes, Qualcomm Hexagon NPU

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

USB-C to Lightning Cable, Documentation

USB Type-C to Type-C cable, SIM ejector tool, S Pen, Quick start guide