Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max Manufactured in September, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetApple A17 Pro, vs Samsung Galaxy S25 FE, Manufactured in September, 2025with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2400. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
- Lighter design: 190g vs 221g
- Higher battery capacity: 4900mAh vs 4441mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB - 8/1024 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 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 | 6.7 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1290x2796 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 460 ppi | 385 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 2000 nits | 1300 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.8 % | 89.2 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.8 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 1 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 159.9 mm (6.3 in) | 161.3 mm (6.35 in) |
| Width | 76.7 mm (3.02 in) | 76.6 mm (3.02 in) |
| Thickness | 8.25 mm (0.32 in) | 7.4 mm (0.29 in) |
| Weight | 221 g (7.8 oz) | 190 g (6.7 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Silver - Blue |
- White - Black - Gray - Blue - Yellow |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A17 Pro | Samsung Exynos 2400 |
| Max Frequency | 3780 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 10 (1 + 2 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.11 (Sawtooth) - 2/3.78 (Everest) |
- 4/1.95 (Cortex-A520) - 3/2.6 (Cortex-A720) - 2/2.9 (Cortex-A720) - 1/3.21 (Cortex-X4) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Apple Neural Engine | Yes |
| Graphics | Apple A17 GPU | Samsung Xclipse 940 |
| GPU Cores | 768 | 768 |
| GPU Frequency | 1398 MHz | 1095 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2147.2 GFLOPS | 3406.8 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2935 | 2116 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 7328 | 7035 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 18270 |
| CPU | 375584 | 429356 |
| GPU | 531835 | 715844 |
| Memory | 267777 | 352083 |
| UX | 339788 | 303719 |
| NanoReview Score | 1544984 | 1801002 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | iOS 17 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5) | Android 16 |
| OS Size | 17.6 GB | 23.8 GB |
| UI Skin | n/a | One UI 8.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 4441 mAh | 4900 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 23 W | 45 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (7.5 W) | Yes (25 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | Yes, (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (46% in 30 min) | Yes (65% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:49 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 12:36 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 22:07 h | n/a |
| Games | 06:58 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 139 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8064x6048 pixels | 8160x6120 pixels |
| Zoom | 142 | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 123 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 48 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX803 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28 | 1/1.57 |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.78 - 2.8 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 120 mm | 75 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX913 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | 1/4.4 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX633 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/3.0 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 80 | n/a |
| Preview | 86 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | n/a |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX714 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/3.2 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | Yes | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | n/a | 1 |
| SIM Type | eSIM | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) | UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE () | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66) |
| LTE category | 20 | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2023 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2023 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| MSRP ($) | 1199 | 649 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | No |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 7
