Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max (1TB) vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

Here you can compare Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max (1TB) and Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra. Comparing Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max (1TB) vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra on Smartprix enables you to check their respective specs scores and unique features. It would potentially help you understand how Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max (1TB) stands against Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra and which one should you buy The current lowest price found for Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max (1TB) is ₹1,67,900 and for Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra is ₹1,59,990. The details of both of these products were last updated on Nov 26, 2025.

Specification	Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max (1TB)	Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
Rear Camera	48 MP ƒ/1.8 (Wide Angle) 24mm, 1/1.28", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Sensor-Shift OIS 12 MP ƒ/2.8 (Telephoto) 120mm, 1/3.06", 1.12µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, 3D Sensor‑Shift OIS, 5x Optical Zoom 48 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 13mm, 0.7µm, PDAF	200 MP ƒ/1.8 50 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 50 MP ƒ/2.4 (Telephoto) 12 MP
Display	6.9 inches, 1320 x 2868 pixels, 120 Hz	6.9 inches, 1800 x 3440 pixels, 144 Hz
Battery	4685 mAh, Li-ion Battery	5000 mAh, Li-Po Battery
Internal Memory	1 TB	256 GB
RAM	8 GB	16 GB
Price	₹1,67,900	₹1,59,990

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Overview

Specs Score	89 / 100	92 / 100 Better Specs
Display Resolution	1320 x 2868 pixels	1800 x 3440 pixels Better Resolution
Screen To Body Ratio	~ 91.4% Less Bezels
RAM	8 GB	16 GB More RAM
Storage	1 TB More Storage	256 GB
CPU Clock Speed	4.05 GHz	4.6 GHz Faster Clock Speed
CPU Cores	Hexa Core	Octa Core More CPU Cores
Rear Camera	48 MP + 48 MP + 12 MP Triple	200 MP Quad Better Camera Resolution
Weight	227 g Lighter
Thickness	8.3 mm	7.9 mm Slimmer
Battery	4685 mAh	5000 mAh Bigger Battery
Unique Features	No No NFC	Fingerprint Sensor FM Radio No

General

Model	iPhone 16 Pro Max (A3296, A3084, A3295, A3297, iPhone17,2)	Galaxy S26 Ultra (SM-S948U)
Sim Type	Dual Sim, GSM+GSM	Dual Sim, GSM+GSM
Dual Sim	Yes	Yes
Sim Size	eSIM+Nano SIM	Nano+Nano SIM
SAR	1.01 W/kg (Head) 1.15 W/kg (Body)
Device Type	Smartphone	Smartphone
Release Date	September 09, 2024	January 17, 2026 (Expected)

Design

Dimensions	77.6 x 163 x 8.3 mm	78.1 x 163.6 x 7.9 mm
Weight	227 g
Bezel less	Yes
Qwerty	No
Colors	Black Titanium, White Titanium, Natural Titanium, Desert Titanium

Display

Type	Color OLED Screen (1B Colors)	Color Dynamic AMOLED 2X (1B Colors)
Touch	Yes	Yes
Size	6.9 inches, 1320 x 2868 pixels, 120 Hz	6.9 inches, 1800 x 3440 pixels, 144 Hz
Aspect Ratio	19.5:9	20.5:9
PPI	~ 460 PPI	~ 566 PPI
Screen to Body Ratio	~ 91.4%
Glass Type	Ceramic Shield Glass (2024 Gen)	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus
Brightness	1,000 nits Max Brightness (Typical); 1,600 nits Peak Brightness (HDR); 2,000 nits Peak Brightness (outdoor); 1 nit Minimum Brightness
Features	HDR10, Dolby Vision, Dynamic Island, Always-On display, ProMotion technology with Adaptive Refresh Rates up to 120Hz, HDR display, True Tone, Wide colour (P3), Haptic Touch, 20,00,000:1 Contrast Ratio (typical)	Always-on Display, HDR10+
Notch	Yes, Dynamic Island	Yes, Punch Hole
Foldable Display	No
Curved Display	No
Dual Display	No

Memory

RAM	8 GB	16 GB
Storage	1 TB	256 GB
Storage Type	NVMe	UFS 4
Card Slot	No	No

Connectivity

GPRS	Yes	Yes
EDGE	Yes	Yes
3G	Yes	Yes
4G	Yes	Yes
5G	Yes	Yes
5G Bands	FDD-5G NR (Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n30, n66, n70, n75, n76), TDD-5G NR (Bands n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n77, n78, n79)
VoLTE	Yes	Yes, Dual Stand-By
Vo5G		Yes
Wifi	Yes, with wifi-hotspot	Yes, with wifi-hotspot
Wifi Version	Wi‑Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7), Tri Band
Bluetooth	Yes, v5.3, A2DP, LE	Yes, v5.3
USB	Yes, USB-C v3.2	Yes, USB-C v3.2
USB Features	USB Tethering, USB Charging	USB Tethering, USB on-the-go, USB Charging

Performance

AnTuTu Score	1,702,573 (Total) (v10) 455,511 (CPU) 638,423 (GPU) 243,799 (Memory) 364,840 (UX)
Geekbench Score	8,505 (Multi Core) (v6) 3,437 (Single Core)
3DMark Score	4,738 (Wild Life Extreme)
Camera Score	157 (DxOMark)
Speaker Score	82 (Very Good)
Battery Test Result	17 hours

Extra

GPS	GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou and NavIC	Yes with A-GPS, Glonass
Fingerprint Sensor	No	Yes, In Display
Face Unlock	Yes	Yes
Sensors	Face ID, Accelerometer, Gyro, Proximity, Compass, Barometer	Accelerometer, Proximity, Barometer
3.5mm Headphone Jack	No	USB Type-C
NFC	Yes
AI Features	AI Mobile (Apple Intelligence)
Water Resistance	Yes, 6 m upto 30 min, IP68	Yes
IP Rating	IP68
Dust Resistant	Yes
Extra Features	Camera Control Button, Grade 5 Titanium, Titanium design, Latest-Generation Ceramic Shield Front, Textured Matt Glass Back, New 16‑core Neural Engine, DisplayPort, Ultra Wideband (UWB) Support (Gen2 Chip), Emergency SOS

Camera

Rear Camera	48 MP ƒ/1.8 (Wide Angle) 24mm, 1/1.28", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Sensor-Shift OIS 12 MP ƒ/2.8 (Telephoto) 120mm, 1/3.06", 1.12µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, 3D Sensor‑Shift OIS, 5x Optical Zoom 48 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 13mm, 0.7µm, PDAF	200 MP ƒ/1.8 50 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 50 MP ƒ/2.4 (Telephoto) 12 MP
OIS	Yes	Yes
Auto Focus	Yes, Phase Detection Autofocus	Yes
Features	5x Optical Zoom In, 2x Optical Zoom Out; 10x Optical Zoom Range, Digital Zoom Up To 25x, Camera Control, Customisable Default Lens (Fusion), Sapphire Crystal Lens Cover, Adaptive True Tone Flash, Photonic Engine, Deep Fusion, Smart Hdr 5,next-generation Portraits With Focus And Depth Control, Portrait Lighting With Six Effects, Night Mode, Night Mode Portraits Enabled By Lidar Scanner, Panorama (Up To 63mp), Latest-generation Photographic Styles, Spatial Photos, 48mp Macro Photography,apple Proraw,wide Color Capture For Photos And Live Photos,lens Correction (Ultra Wide),advanced Red-eye Correction,auto Image Stabilisation,burst Mode,photo Geotagging,image Formats Captured: Heif, Jpeg And Dng	Digital Zoom, Auto Flash, Face detection, Touch to focus
Video Recording	4K @ 100/120/24/25/30/60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 120/240/25/30/60 fps FHD, 720p @ 30 fps HD	4K, 1080p
Flash	Yes, Dual LED	Yes, LED
Front Camera	12 MP ƒ/1.9 (Wide Angle) 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS Autofocus, Retina Flash	12 MP Punch Hole, Screen Flash
Front Video Recording	4K @ 24/25/30/60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 120/25/30/60 fps FHD	1080p

Technical

OS	iOS v18, upgradable to v18.5	Android v15
Custom UI		OneUI 8
Chipset	Apple Bionic A18 Pro	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
CPU	4.05 GHz, Hexa Core Processor	4.6 GHz, Octa Core Processor
Core Details	2x4.05 GHz + 4x2.42 GHz	2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M
Fabrication Node	3 nm
GPU	Apple GPU (6-core Graphics)	Adreno GPU
Java	No	No
Browser	Yes	Yes

Multimedia

Email	Yes	Yes
Music	AAC, APAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Atmos, Spatial Audio playback	Yes
Video	HEVC, H.264, AV1 and ProRes, HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10+/HDR10 and HLG	Yes
FM Radio	No	Yes
Speaker Type	Stereo
Audio Features	3D (Spatial) Audio, Stereo Sound
Audio Jack Type	USB Type-C
Document Reader	Yes	Yes

Battery

Type	Non-Removable Battery	Non-Removable Battery
Size	4685 mAh, Li-ion Battery	5000 mAh, Li-Po Battery
Fast Charging	Yes	Yes, 60W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	Yes, 25W MagSafe and 15W Qi2	Yes, 35W
Reverse Charging	Yes, 4.5W	Yes, 10W
Video Playback Time	105 hours
Music Playback Time	33 hours

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