Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max Manufactured in September, 2019, with display 6.5 with chipsetApple A13 Bionic, vs Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos), Manufactured in March, 2026with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2600. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
- Larger display: 6.5in
- Higher pixel density: 458ppi
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Lighter design: 167g vs 226g
- Higher battery capacity: 4300mAh vs 3969mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 4/64 GB - 4/256 GB - 4/512 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.5 in | 6.3 in |
| Resolution | 1242x2688 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 458 ppi | 411 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | n/a |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 240 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.4 % | 90.9 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.6 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 245 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 4.9 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 158 mm (6.22 in) | 149.6 mm (5.89 in) |
| Width | 77.8 mm (3.06 in) | 71.7 mm (2.82 in) |
| Thickness | 8.1 mm (0.32 in) | 7.2 mm (0.28 in) |
| Weight | 226 g (7.97 oz) | 167 g (5.89 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Silver - Gold - Gray - Dark Gray |
- White - Black - Silver - Blue - Pink - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A13 Bionic | Samsung Exynos 2600 |
| Max Frequency | 2650 MHz | 3800 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 10 (1 + 3 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.6 (Thunder) - 2/2.65 (Lightning) |
- 6/2.75 (C1-Pro) - 3/3.25 (C1-Pro) - 1/3.8 (C1-Ultra) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 7 nm | 2 nm |
| Neural Processor | Apple Neural Engine | AI engine with 32K MAC NPU |
| Graphics | Apple A13 GPU | Samsung Xclipse 960 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 1230 MHz | 980 MHz |
| FLOPS | 629.8 GFLOPS | 4014.1 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1591 | 3203 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 4159 | 11056 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 27467 |
| CPU | 250964 | 1013874 |
| GPU | 311308 | 1351843 |
| Memory | 132206 | 414601 |
| UX | 267378 | 723784 |
| NanoReview Score | 961856 | 3504102 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 44.9 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 79 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 44 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 7462 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 4 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 64 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | iOS 13 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) | Android 16 |
| OS Size | n/a | 29.5 GB |
| UI Skin | n/a | One UI 8.5 |
Battery
| Volume | 3969 mAh | 4300 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 18 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (7.5 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes, (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (48% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 1:57 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 08:51 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 14:18 h | n/a |
| Games | 05:41 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 117 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 8160x6120 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Quad LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Apple iSight Camera | Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN3 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/1.56 (0.64) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 10 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 52 mm | 67 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung ISOCELL S5K3K1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4 | 1/3.94 (0.25) |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX564 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4 | 1/2.55 (0.39) |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 65 | n/a |
| Preview | 76 | n/a |
| Zoom | 88 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | BSI CMOS | Samsung S5K3LU |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/3.2 (0.31) |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | No | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | n/a | Yes, DP 1.2 |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66(1700/B2100)) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66) |
| LTE category | 18 | n/a |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2019 yr | February, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2019 yr | March, 2026 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1099 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 879 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | n/a | No |
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Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos) the clear winner in this comparison.
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