CELL PHONE COMPARISON
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S10e
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SAR measurements · W/kg, US 1 g
Head SAR · cellular only
1.01W/kgHigher
0.36W/kgLower
Body SAR · cellular only
1.15W/kgHigher
0.92W/kgLower
Hotspot SAR · cellular only
1.15W/kgLower
1.36W/kgHigher
Head SAR · simultaneous
1.41W/kgLower
1.59W/kgHigher
Body SAR · simultaneous
1.55W/kgLower
1.56W/kgHigher
Hotspot SAR · simultaneous
1.55W/kgLower
1.59W/kgHigher
The essentials
Screen size
6.9 inches
5.8 inches
Chipset
Apple A18 Pro (3 nm)
Exynos 9820 Octa (8 nm) - EMEAQualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
Dimensions
163 x 77.6 x 8.3 mm (6.42 x 3.06 x 0.33 in)
142.2 x 69.9 x 7.9 mm (5.60 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
FCC identifier
BCG-E8684A
A3LSMG970U
Display
Type
LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 2000 nits (HBM)
Dynamic AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
6.9 inches, 115.6 cm2 (~91.4% screen-to-body ratio)
5.8 inches, 82.8 cm2 (~83.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1320 x 2868 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)
1080 x 2280 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~438 ppi density)
Protection
Ceramic Shield glass (2024 gen)
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Always-On display
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 - HDR10+- Always-on display
Camera
Main Camera
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)
Dual Camera: 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4m, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS 16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.0m
Main Features
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video
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.
2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Selfie Camera
Single Camera: 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF, OIS SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Single Camera: 10 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1.22m, Dual Pixel PDAF
Selfie Camera Features
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Selfie Camera Video
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Battery
Type
Li-Ion, non-removable
Not listed
Charging
Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised) 25W wireless (MagSafe), 15W wireless (China only) 15W wireless (Qi2) 4.5W reverse wired
Fast battery charging 15W Fast wireless charging 15W Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W
Hardware
Operating System
iOS 18
Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI
Chipset
Apple A18 Pro (3 nm)
Exynos 9820 Octa (8 nm) - EMEAQualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
CPU
Hexa-core (2x4.04 GHz + 4x2.X GHz)
Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEAOcta-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.41 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) - USA/LATAM, China
GPU
Apple GPU (6-core graphics)
Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEAAdreno 640 - USA/LATAM, China
Internal Storage
256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 1TB 8GB RAM NVMe
256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Card Slot
No
microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
Sensors
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, proximity, compass, barometer
Connectivity
Wi-fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, dual-band, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.3, A2DP, LE
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
USB
USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort
3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC
Yes
Yes
Radio
No
FM radio (USA & Canada only)
Sound
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm Jack
No
Yes
Design
Type
Bar
Bar
Dimensions
163 x 77.6 x 8.3 mm (6.42 x 3.06 x 0.33 in)
142.2 x 69.9 x 7.9 mm (5.60 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
Weight
227 g (8.01 oz)
150 g (5.29 oz)
Colors
Black Titanium, White Titanium, Natural Titanium, Desert Titanium
Prism White, Prism Black, Prism Green, Prism Blue, Canary Yellow, Flamingo Pink
Build
Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), titanium frame (grade 5)
Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Network
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps
SIM
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 Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network
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 model only)
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA
4G Network
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
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - Global
5G Network
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
Not listed
General
Phone
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Samsung Galaxy S10e
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Announced
September 9, 2024
2019, February
Status
Coming soon. Exp. release 2024, September 20
Coming soon. Exp. release 2019, March 8
Price
About 1450 EUR
About 780 EUR
Model Names
A3296, A3084, A3295, A3297, iPhone17,3
Not listed
Source: RF Safe phone records. Cellular-only and simultaneous values describe different laboratory test configurations; they are not measurements of your personal exposure. Regional models may differ. What SAR can and cannot tell you ↗

