Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy A23 5G

6.9 inches

6.6 inches

Apple A18 Pro (3 nm)

Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G (6 nm)

163 x 77.6 x 8.3 mm (6.42 x 3.06 x 0.33 in)

165.4 x 76.9 x 8.4 mm (6.51 x 3.03 x 0.33 in)

BCG-E8684A

A3LSMA236U

LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 2000 nits (HBM)

PLS LCD, 120Hz

6.9 inches, 115.6 cm2 (~91.4% screen-to-body ratio)

6.6 inches, 104.9 cm2 (~82.5% screen-to-body ratio)

1320 x 2868 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)

1080 x 2408 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~400 ppi density)

Ceramic Shield glass (2024 gen)

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Always-On display

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Not listed

Contrast ratio: 1241:1

Triple Camera: 48 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22m, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS 12 MP, f/2.8, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.06", 1.12m, dual pixel PDAF, 3D sensorshift OIS, 5x optical zoom 48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 0.7m, PDAF TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)

Quad Camera: 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF, OIS 5 MP, f/2.2, 123 (ultrawide), 1/5", 1.12m 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)

LED flash, panorama, HDR

4K@24/25/30/60/100/120fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, 3D (spatial) video/audio, stereo sound rec.

1080p@30fps

Single Camera: 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF, OIS SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)

Single Camera: 8 MP, f/2.0, (wide) - USA 8 MP, f/2.2, (wide) - International

HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.

Not listed

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

1080p@30fps

Li-Ion, non-removable

Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable

Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised) 25W wireless (MagSafe), 15W wireless (China only) 15W wireless (Qi2) 4.5W reverse wired

25W wired

Not listed

Endurance rating 130h

iOS 18

Android 12, One UI 4.1

Apple A18 Pro (3 nm)

Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G (6 nm)

Hexa-core (2x4.04 GHz + 4x2.X GHz)

Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver)

Apple GPU (6-core graphics)

Adreno 619

256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 1TB 8GB RAM NVMe

64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM

No

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip) Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer (USA only)

Not listed

AnTuTu: 273554 (v9) GeekBench: 1632 (v5.1) GFXBench: 6.7fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, dual-band, hotspot

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

5.3, A2DP, LE

5.1, A2DP, LE

USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort

USB Type-C 2.0

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS

Yes

Yes

No

FM radio

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes

No

Yes

Not listed

-27.6 LUFS (Good)

Bar

Bar

163 x 77.6 x 8.3 mm (6.42 x 3.06 x 0.33 in)

165.4 x 76.9 x 8.4 mm (6.51 x 3.03 x 0.33 in)

227 g (8.01 oz)

197 g (6.95 oz)

Black Titanium, White Titanium, Natural Titanium, Desert Titanium

Black, White, Peach, Blue

Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), titanium frame (grade 5)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back

HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

HSPA, LTE-A, 5G

Nano-SIM and eSIM - International Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) CDMA 800 / 1900

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only)

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66 - A3296 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3084 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3295 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - A3297

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66 - International

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3296 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A3084 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3295 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3297

1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International

Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Samsung Galaxy A23 5G

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

September 9, 2024

August 5, 2022

Coming soon. Exp. release 2024, September 20

Available. Released 2022, September 02

About 1450 EUR

$ 299.99 / £ 235.97 / € 251.67

A3296, A3084, A3295, A3297, iPhone17,3

SM-A236U, SM-A236U1, SM-A236B, SM-A236B/DS, SM-A236B/DSN, SM-A236E