Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy A25

6.9 inches

6.5 inches

Apple A18 Pro (3 nm)

Exynos 1280 (5 nm)

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

161 x 76.5 x 8.3 mm (6.34 x 3.01 x 0.33 in)

BCG-E8684A

A3LSMA256E

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

Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 1000 nits (HBM)

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

6.5 inches, 103.7 cm2 (~84.2% screen-to-body ratio)

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

1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~396 ppi density)

Ceramic Shield glass (2024 gen)

Not listed

Always-On display

Not listed

Not listed

1030 nits max brightness (measured)

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)

Triple Camera: 50 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64m, PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.2, 120 (ultrawide), 1/4", 1.12m 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)

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.

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

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

Single Camera: 13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.06", 1.12m

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

5000 mAh

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

25W wired

iOS 18

Android 14, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1

Apple A18 Pro (3 nm)

Exynos 1280 (5 nm)

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

Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)

Apple GPU (6-core graphics)

Mali-G68

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

128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

No

microSDXC (uses shared SIM 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 Virtual proximity sensing

Not listed

AnTuTu: 443234 (v9), 480771 (v10) GeekBench: 2023 (v5), 2098 (v6) 3DMark: 643 (Wild Life Extreme)

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

5.3, 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, QZSS

Yes

Yes (market/region dependent)

No

Market/region dependent

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers

No

Yes

Not listed

-26.0 LUFS (Very good)

Bar

Bar

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

161 x 76.5 x 8.3 mm (6.34 x 3.01 x 0.33 in)

227 g (8.01 oz)

197 g (6.95 oz)

Black Titanium, White Titanium, Natural Titanium, Desert Titanium

Brave Black, Personality Yellow, Fantasy Blue, Optimistic Blue

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

Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back

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

HSPA, LTE, 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)

Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM

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

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

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, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66

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, 5, 7, 8, 26, 28, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6

Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Samsung Galaxy A25

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

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

September 9, 2024

December 11, 2023

Coming soon. Exp. release 2024, September 20

Available

About 1450 EUR

C$ 264.00 / $ 155.06 / £ 139.00 / € 208.99

A3296, A3084, A3295, A3297, iPhone17,3

SM-A256E, SM-A256E/DS, SM-A256E/DSN, SM-A256B, SM-A256B/DS, SM-A256B/DSN, SM-A256U, SM-A256U1