| Product |
Apple iPhone XS Max
|
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
|
| Battery |
| Charging |
15W wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 minWireless (Qi) |
45W wired, PD3.0, 65% in 30 min15W wireless (Qi2 Ready)4.5W reverse wireless |
| Type |
Li-Ion 3174 mAh, non-removable (12.08 Wh) |
Li-Ion 5000 mAh |
| Body |
| Build |
Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), stainless steel frame |
Glass front (Corning Gorilla Armor 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), titanium frame (grade 5) |
| Dimensions |
157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm (6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 in) |
162.8 x 77.6 x 8.2 mm (6.41 x 3.06 x 0.32 in) |
| SIM |
Nano-SIM + eSIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China) |
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - INT Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - USA Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM - CN |
| Weight |
208 g (7.34 oz) |
218 g (7.69 oz) |
| |
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 2m for 30 min)Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) |
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)Stylus |
| Comms |
| Bluetooth |
5.0, A2DP, LE |
5.4, A2DP, LE |
| NFC |
Yes |
Yes |
| Positioning |
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS |
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS |
| Radio |
No |
No |
| USB |
Lightning, USB 2.0 |
USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG |
| WLAN |
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot |
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct |
| Display |
| Protection |
Scratch-resistant glass |
Corning Gorilla Armor 2 |
| Resolution |
1242 x 2688 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density) |
1440 x 3120 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~498 ppi density) |
| Size |
6.5 inches, 102.9 cm2 (~84.4% screen-to-body ratio) |
6.9 inches, 116.9 cm2 (~92.5% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Type |
Super Retina OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 625 nits (HBM) |
Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, 480Hz PWM, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak) |
| |
3D Touch |
DX anti-reflective coating |
| Features |
| Sensors |
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer |
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer |
| |
- |
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)Ultra Wideband (UWB) supportCircle to Search |
| Launch |
| Announced |
2018, September 12. Released 2018, September 21 |
2025, January 22 |
| Status |
Discontinued |
Available. Released 2025, February 03 |
| Main Camera |
| Dual |
12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom |
- |
| Features |
Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) |
Laser AF, Best Face, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama |
| Quad |
- |
200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom50 MP, f/3.4, 111mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.52", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom50 MP, f/1.9, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.5", 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video |
| Video |
4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. |
8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS |
| Memory |
| Card slot |
No |
No |
| Internal |
64GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM, 512GB 4GB RAM |
256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM |
| |
NVMe |
UFS 4.0 |
| Misc |
| Colors |
Space Gray, Silver, Gold |
Titanium Silver Blue, Titanium Black, Titanium White Silver, Titanium Gray, Titanium Jade Green, Titanium Jet Black, Titanium Pink Gold |
| Models |
A1921, A2101, A2102, A2104, iPhone11,6 |
SM-S938B, SM-S938B/DS, SM-S938U, SM-S938U1, SM-S938W, SM-S938N, SM-S9380, SM-S938E, SM-S938E/DS |
| SAR |
1.16 W/kg (head) 1.17 W/kg (body) |
1.26 W/kg (head) 0.64 W/kg (body) |
| SAR EU |
0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body) |
1.25 W/kg (head) 1.42 W/kg (body) |
| Network |
| 2G bands |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G bands |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G bands |
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, 46, 66 - A2101 |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International |
| 5G bands |
- |
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International |
| Speed |
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps |
HSPA, LTE (up to 7CA), 5G |
| Technology |
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE |
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G |
| |
CDMA 800 / 1900 |
1, 2, 5, 7, 25, 28, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 257, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA unlocked |
| Platform |
| Chipset |
Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) |
Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm) |
| CPU |
Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest) |
Octa-core (2x4.47 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M) |
| GPU |
Apple GPU (4-core graphics) |
Adreno 830 |
| OS |
iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 18.5 |
Android 15, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 7 |
| Selfie camera |
| Features |
HDR |
HDR, HDR10+ |
| Single |
7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) |
12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF |
| Video |
1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS |
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps |
| Sound |
| 3.5mm jack |
No |
No |
| Loudspeaker |
Yes, with stereo speakers |
Yes, with stereo speakers |
| |
- |
32-bit/384kHz audioTuned by AKG |
| Tests |
| Audio quality |
Noise -93.7dB / Crosstalk -82.8dB |
- |
| Battery (new) |
- |
Active use score 14:49h |
| Battery (old) |
Endurance rating 79h |
- |
| Camera |
Photo / Video |
- |
| Display |
Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.516 (sunlight) |
1417 nits max brightness (measured) |
| Loudspeaker |
Voice 70dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 84dB |
-24.6 LUFS (Very good) |
| Performance |
AnTuTu: 353210 (v7)GeekBench: 11432 (v4.4)GFXBench: 47fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) |
AnTuTu: 2207809 (v10)GeekBench: 9846 (v6)3DMark: 6687 (Wild Life Extreme) |
