Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus

6.9 inches

6.2 inches

Apple A18 Pro (3 nm)

Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEAQualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China

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

159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm (6.28 x 2.89 x 0.32 in)

BCG-E8684A

A3LSMG955F

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

Super AMOLED

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

6.2 inches, 98.3 cm2 (~84.0% screen-to-body ratio)

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

1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~529 ppi density)

Ceramic Shield glass (2024 gen)

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Always-On display

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Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.658(sunlight)

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)

Single Camera: 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4m, dual pixel PDAF, OIS

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

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

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@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS, OIS

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

Dual Camera: 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22m, AF 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)

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

Dual video call, Auto-HDR

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

1440p@30fps

Li-Ion, non-removable

Li-Ion 3500 mAh, non-removable (13.48 Wh)

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

15W wired, QC2 Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)

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Endurance rating 88h

iOS 18

Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI

Apple A18 Pro (3 nm)

Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEAQualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China

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

Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - EMEAOcta-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - USA & China

Apple GPU (6-core graphics)

Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEAAdreno 540 - USA & China

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

64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM UFS 2.0 or UFS 2.1

No

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only

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

Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

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GeekBench: 6754 (v4.4) GFXBench: 13fps (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

5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX

USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort

USB Type-C 3.1

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

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes

No

Yes

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Voice 68dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 71dB

Bar

Bar

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

159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm (6.28 x 2.89 x 0.32 in)

227 g (8.01 oz)

173 g (6.10 oz)

Black Titanium, White Titanium, Natural Titanium, Desert Titanium

Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink

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

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

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps

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) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)

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)

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

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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

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Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus

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

GSM / HSPA / LTE

September 9, 2024

March 29, 2017

Coming soon. Exp. release 2024, September 20

Available

About 1450 EUR

About 430 EUR

A3296, A3084, A3295, A3297, iPhone17,3

SM-G955F, SM-G955FD, SM-G955W, SM-G955A, SM-G955P, SM-G955T, SM-G955V, SM-G955R4, SM-G955U, SM-G955S, SM-G955K, SM-G955L, SM-G955, SM-G955U1, SM-G955N, SM-G9550, SC-03J, G955F