Samsung Galaxy A54 5G vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy A54 5G Manufactured in March, 2023, with display 6.4 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 1380, vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max, Manufactured in September, 2022with chipsetApple A16 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
- Lighter design: 202g vs 240g
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4323mAh
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
- Larger display: 6.7in
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Supports DisplayPort
Versions
| Memory Options | - 4/128 GB - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 6/512 GB - 6/1024 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 | Super AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.4 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1290x2796 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 403 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 1000 nits | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82.8 % | 88.3 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.6 % | 99.9 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 253 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 158.2 mm (6.23 in) | 160.7 mm (6.33 in) |
| Width | 76.7 mm (3.02 in) | 77.6 mm (3.06 in) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 in) | 7.85 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 202 g (7.13 oz) | 240 g (8.47 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP67 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Green - Purple |
- Black - Silver - Gold - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1380 | Apple A16 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 2400 MHz | 3460 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2 (Cortex-A55) - 4/2.4 (Cortex-A78) |
- 4/2.02 (Sawtooth) - 2/3.46 (Everest) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP5 | Apple A16 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 160 | 640 |
| GPU Frequency | 949 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | 303.7 GFLOPS | 1789.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1007 | 2518 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2797 | 6362 |
| CPU | 190017 | 310783 |
| GPU | 135775 | 514249 |
| Memory | 114456 | 234912 |
| UX | 156378 | 404558 |
| NanoReview Score | 596626 | 1464502 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 40.6 °C | 46 °C |
| Stability | 98 % | 82 % |
| Graphics Test | 16 fps | 58 fps |
| Graphics Score | 2818 | 9848 |
| Writing score | 15925 | n/a |
| Web score | 10371 | n/a |
| Video editing | 7240 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 10049 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 12704 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) | iOS 16 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) |
| OS Size | 28 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | One UI 7.0 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 4323 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 23 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (56% in 30 min) | Yes (48% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:03 h | 1:52 h |
| Web Browsing | 08:04 h | 11:49 h |
| Video Playback | 14:16 h | 18:59 h |
| Games | 05:24 h | 06:50 h |
| Standby Mode | 106 h | 144 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8160x6120 pixels | 8064x6048 pixels |
| Zoom | 79 | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (720p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 123 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Macro: 5 MP |
Standard: 48 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX766 | Sony IMX803 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/1.28 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 12 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | n/a | 77 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX713 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.5 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3L6 | Sony IMX633 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 55 | 80 |
| Preview | 53 | 91 |
| Zoom | n/a | 139 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 6464x4864 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX616 | Sony IMX714 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8 | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (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 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | n/a |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | n/a | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | n/a |
| SIM Type | Nano | eSIM |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | n/a |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | Yes | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) |
| 3G Bands | UMTS B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (AWS), B5 (850), B8 (900) | UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B53/B66/B71) |
| LTE category | 18 | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | n/a | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | March, 2023 yr | September, 2022 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2023 yr | September, 2022 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | n/a | 1099 |
| MSRP ($) | 490 | n/a |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
| Charger Included | No | No |
Note
Samsung Galaxy A54 5G:
Only phones with model numbers SM-A546B and SM-A546E support eSIM.
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Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.
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