Samsung Galaxy S25 vs Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S25 Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.2 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, Manufactured in September, 2019with chipsetApple A13 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S25
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 162g vs 226g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4000mAh vs 3969mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
  • Larger display: 6.5in
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/128 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 4/64 GB
- 4/256 GB
- 4/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S25 and Apple iPhone 11 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 6.2 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1242x2688 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 416 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2600 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.1 % 84.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S25
1406 nits
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
790 nits
sRGB gamut97.4 %99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)240 Hz245 Hz
Response time2 ms4.9 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 146.9 mm (5.78 in) 158 mm (6.22 in)
Width 70.5 mm (2.78 in) 77.8 mm (3.06 in)
Thickness 7.2 mm (0.28 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 162 g (5.71 oz) 226 g (7.97 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
- Silver
- Gold
- Gray
- Dark Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S25
91.1 %
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
84.4 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S25 and Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Apple A13 Bionic
Max Frequency 4470 MHz 2650 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
- 4/1.6 (Thunder)
- 2/2.65 (Lightning)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 830 Apple A13 GPU
GPU Cores 1536 256
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1230 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 629.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S25
3075
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
1591
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S25
9822
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
4159
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)30751591
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)98224159
Geekbench Compute (GPU)26264n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S25
2382973
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
961856
CPU580139250964
GPU961299311308
Memory478741132206
UX362794267378
NanoReview Score2382973961856
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S25
n/a
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
7462
Max Surface Temp.n/a44.9 °C
Stabilityn/a79 %
Graphics Testn/a44 fps
Graphics Scoren/a7462

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 64 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 iOS 13 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size 30.1 GB n/a
UI Skin One UI 7.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 3969 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (56% in 30 min) Yes (48% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:17 h 1:57 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S25
24:10
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
23:30
Web Browsing09:09 h08:51 h
Video Playback17:15 h14:18 h
Games05:32 h05:41 h
Standby Mode108 h117 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 2x
Flash LED Quad LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
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: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KGN3Apple iSight Camera
Sensor size1/1.561/2.55
Pixel size1 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.0
Focal length67 mm52 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5K3K1n/a
Sensor size1/3.941/3.4
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX564n/a
Sensor size1/2.551/3.4
Pixel size1.4 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S25
n/a
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
126
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S25
n/a
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
124
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S25
n/a
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
122
Bokehn/a65
Previewn/a76
Zoomn/a88

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 23 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/3.6
Pixel size 1.12 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S25
n/a
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
115
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S25
n/a
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
134

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.4 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*11
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850,GSM900,DCS1800,PCS1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G BandsUMTS B1(2100),B2(1900),B4(AWS),B5(850),B8(900)HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B66/B71)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 categoryn/a18
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers n/a Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S25
91.7 dB
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
85.8 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2025 yr September, 2019 yr
Release Date February, 2025 yr September, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 1099
MSRP ($) 799 n/a
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included No n/a

Note

Samsung Galaxy S25:

Supports up to 2 eSIMs. The international model has 2 physical SIM slots, while the U.S. model has 1.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S25 the clear winner in this comparison.

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