Samsung Galaxy M55 vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy M55 Manufactured in March, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1, vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max, Manufactured in September, 2022 with chipsetApple A16 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy M55
  • Lighter design: 180g vs 240g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4323mAh
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB
- 6/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy M55 and Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Super AMOLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1290x2796 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 393 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness n/a 1000 nits
HDR support n/a Yes Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 86.4 % 88.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy M55
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
1756 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.9 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a240 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.9 mm (6.45 in) 160.7 mm (6.33 in)
Width 76.5 mm (3.01 in) 77.6 mm (3.06 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 7.85 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 240 g (8.47 oz)
Water resistance n/a IP68
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame n/a Metal
Colors - Blue
- Green
- Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy M55
86.4 %
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
88.3 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy M55 and Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Apple A16 Bionic
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 3460 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.36 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/2.4 (Cortex-A710)
- 4/2.02 (Sawtooth)
- 2/3.46 (Everest)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 644 Apple A16 GPU
GPU Cores 768 640
GPU Frequency 443 MHz 1398 MHz
FLOPS 1013.8 GFLOPS 1789.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy M55
960
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
2518
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy M55
2754
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
6362
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9602518
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)27546362
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy M55
664504
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
1464502
CPU236956310783
GPU169798514249
Memory111012234912
UX146738404558
NanoReview Score6645041464502
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy M55
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
9848
Max Surface Temp.n/a46 °C
Stabilityn/a82 %
Graphics Testn/a58 fps
Graphics Scoren/a9848

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 14 iOS 16 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
UI Skin One UI 6.1 n/a

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4323 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 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 Yes (48% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 1:52 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy M55
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
30:06
Web Browsingn/a11:49 h
Video Playbackn/a18:59 h
Gamesn/a06:50 h
Standby Moden/a144 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 8064x6048 pixels
Zoom Digital 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: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a24 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX803
Sensor size1/1.561/1.28
Pixel size1 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.8
Focal lengthn/a77 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX713
Sensor sizen/a1/3.5
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX633
Sensor sizen/a1/2.55
Pixel sizen/a1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy M55
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
143
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy M55
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
149
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy M55
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
146
Bokehn/a80
Previewn/a91
Zoomn/a139

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/1.9
Focal length n/a 23 mm
Sensor n/a Sony IMX714
Sensor size n/a 1/3.6
Pixel size n/a 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
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy M55
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
139
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy M55
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
154

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 5.2 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
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*2n/a
SIM TypeNanoeSIM
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G Bandsn/aUMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (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 category1820
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy M55
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
89 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2024 yr September, 2022 yr
Release Date March, 2024 yr September, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 325 1099
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included No No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.

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