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Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S22

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Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Samsung Galaxy S22

Samsung Galaxy S22

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SAR measurements · W/kg, US 1 g

Head SAR · cellular only

1.01W/kgLower
1.03W/kgHigher

Body SAR · cellular only

1.15W/kgSame reported value
1.15W/kgSame reported value

Hotspot SAR · cellular only

1.15W/kgLower
1.25W/kgHigher

Head SAR · simultaneous

1.41W/kgLower
1.55W/kgHigher

Body SAR · simultaneous

1.55W/kgLower
1.57W/kgHigher

Hotspot SAR · simultaneous

1.55W/kgLower
1.59W/kgHigher

The essentials

Screen size

6.9 inches
6.1 inches

Chipset

Apple A18 Pro (3 nm)
Exynos 2200 (4 nm) - EuropeQualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm) - ROW

Dimensions

163 x 77.6 x 8.3 mm (6.42 x 3.06 x 0.33 in)
146 x 70.6 x 7.6 mm (5.75 x 2.78 x 0.30 in)

FCC identifier

BCG-E8684A
A3LSMS901U

Display

Type

LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 2000 nits (HBM)
Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak)

Size

6.9 inches, 115.6 cm2 (~91.4% screen-to-body ratio)
6.1 inches, 90.1 cm2 (~87.4% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

1320 x 2868 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~425 ppi density)

Protection

Ceramic Shield glass (2024 gen)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Features

Always-On display
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ 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)
Triple Camera: 50 MP, f/1.8, 23mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0m, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS 10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0m, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120 (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4m, Super Steady video

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.
8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS

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/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 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
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Battery

Type

Li-Ion, non-removable
Li-Ion 3700 mAh, non-removable

Charging

Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised) 25W wireless (MagSafe), 15W wireless (China only) 15W wireless (Qi2) 4.5W reverse wired
Fast charging 25W USB Power Delivery 3.0 Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W Reverse wireless charging 4.5W

Hardware

Operating System

iOS 18
Android 12, One UI 4.1

Chipset

Apple A18 Pro (3 nm)
Exynos 2200 (4 nm) - EuropeQualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm) - ROW

CPU

Hexa-core (2x4.04 GHz + 4x2.X GHz)
Octa-core (1x2.8 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A510) - EuropeOcta-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.40 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.70 GHz Cortex-A510) - ROW

GPU

Apple GPU (6-core graphics)
Xclipse 920 - EuropeAdreno 730 - ROW

Internal Storage

256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 1TB 8GB RAM NVMe
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Card Slot

No
No

Sensors

Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip) Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), 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/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

Bluetooth

5.3, A2DP, LE
5.2, A2DP, LE

USB

USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort
USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go

GPS

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

NFC

Yes
Yes

Radio

No
No

Sound

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm Jack

No
No

Loudspeaker Test

Not listed
-26.4 LUFS (Good)

Design

Type

Bar
Bar

Dimensions

163 x 77.6 x 8.3 mm (6.42 x 3.06 x 0.33 in)
146 x 70.6 x 7.6 mm (5.75 x 2.78 x 0.30 in)

Weight

227 g (8.01 oz)
167 g / 168 g (mmWave) (5.89 oz)

Colors

Black Titanium, White Titanium, Natural Titanium, Desert Titanium
Phantom Black, White, Pink Gold, Green, Graphite, Sky Blue, Violet, Cream

Build

Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), titanium frame (grade 5)
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+), aluminum frame

Network

Speed

HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps; 5G (5+ Gbps DL)

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 Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs + eSIM, 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

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
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - SM-S901B

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
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - SM-S901B

General

Phone

Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Not listed

Technology

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

Announced

September 9, 2024
2022-02-09 16:50:09

Status

Coming soon. Exp. release 2024, September 20
Available. Released 2022, February 25

Price

About 1450 EUR
C$ 1,099.99 / ₹ 72,999 / $ 799.99 / £ 847.00

Model Names

A3296, A3084, A3295, A3297, iPhone17,3
SM-S901B, SM-S901B/DS, SM-S901U, SM-S901U1, SM-S901W, SM-S901N, SM-S9010, SM-S901E, SM-S901E/DS

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 ↗

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