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Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S23 FE

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Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE

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SAR measurements · W/kg, US 1 g

Head SAR · cellular only

1.01W/kgHigher
0.80W/kgLower

Body SAR · cellular only

1.15W/kgHigher
0.72W/kgLower

Hotspot SAR · cellular only

1.15W/kgLower
1.23W/kgHigher

Head SAR · simultaneous

1.41W/kgLower
1.59W/kgHigher

Body SAR · simultaneous

1.55W/kgLower
1.59W/kgHigher

Hotspot SAR · simultaneous

1.55W/kgHigher
1.40W/kgLower

The essentials

Screen size

6.9 inches
6.4 inches

Chipset

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

Dimensions

163 x 77.6 x 8.3 mm (6.42 x 3.06 x 0.33 in)
158 x 76.5 x 8.2 mm (6.22 x 3.01 x 0.32 in)

FCC identifier

BCG-E8684A
A3LSMS711U

Display

Type

LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 2000 nits (HBM)
Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1450 nits (peak)

Size

6.9 inches, 115.6 cm2 (~91.4% screen-to-body ratio)
6.4 inches, 100.5 cm2 (~83.2% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

1320 x 2868 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)

Protection

Ceramic Shield glass (2024 gen)
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Features

Always-On display
Not listed

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, 24mm (wide), PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.4, 75mm (telephoto), PDAF, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 123 (ultrawide)

Main Features

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
LED flash, 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@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@960fps

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/2.4, 26mm (wide)

Selfie Camera Features

HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
Not listed

Selfie Camera Video

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

Battery

Type

Li-Ion, non-removable
Li-Ion 4500 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
25W wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min Wireless

Hardware

Operating System

iOS 18
Android 13, One UI 5.1

Chipset

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

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) - InternationalOcta-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510) - USA

GPU

Apple GPU (6-core graphics)
Xclipse 920 - InternationalAdreno 730 - USA

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, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass Virtual proximity sensing Samsung DeX

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/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

5.3, A2DP, LE
5.3, A2DP, LE

USB

USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort
USB Type-C, OTG

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes

Radio

No
Unspecified

Sound

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm Jack

No
No

Loudspeaker Test

Not listed
-23.7 LUFS (Very good)

Design

Type

Bar
Bar

Dimensions

163 x 77.6 x 8.3 mm (6.42 x 3.06 x 0.33 in)
158 x 76.5 x 8.2 mm (6.22 x 3.01 x 0.32 in)

Weight

227 g (8.01 oz)
209 g (7.37 oz)

Colors

Black Titanium, White Titanium, Natural Titanium, Desert Titanium
Mint, Cream, Graphite, Purple, Indigo, Tangerine

Build

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

Network

Speed

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

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 (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs or SIM & eSIM, dual stand-by) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)

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, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 - International

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, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International

General

Phone

Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Samsung Galaxy S23 Fe

Technology

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

Announced

September 9, 2024
October 4, 2023

Status

Coming soon. Exp. release 2024, September 20
Available

Price

About 1450 EUR
C$ 649.99 / $ 535.00

Model Names

A3296, A3084, A3295, A3297, iPhone17,3
SM-S711B, SM-S711B/DS, SM-S711U1, SM-S711U, SM-S711W, SM-S7110

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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