Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (16GB RAM + 1TB)

Here you can compare Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max and Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (16GB RAM + 1…. Comparing Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (16GB RAM + 1… on Smartprix enables you to check their respective specs scores and unique features. It would potentially help you understand how Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max stands against Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (16GB RAM + 1… and which one should you buy The current lowest price found for Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max is ₹1,79,900 and for Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (16GB RAM + 1… is ₹1,75,999. The details of both of these products were last updated on Sep 10, 2026.

Specification	Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max	Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (16GB RAM + 1…
Rear Camera	48 MP ƒ/1.48-4 (Wide Angle) Fusion Main With Variable Aperture (Ƒ/1.48, Ƒ/1.8, Ƒ/2.8, Ƒ/4.0): 24 Mm, Second-generation Sensor-shift Optical Image Stabilisation, 100% Focus Pixels, Super-high-resolution Photos (24mp And 48mp) Also Enables 12mp Optical-quality 2x Telephoto: 48 Mm, Second‑generation Sensor‑shift Optical Image Stabilisation, 100% Focus Pixels 48 MP ƒ/2.8 (Telephoto) 48mp Fusion Telephoto: 100 Mm (4x), Ƒ/2.8 Aperture, Hybrid Focus Pixels, 3d Sensor‑shift Optical Image Stabilisation And Autofocus, Tetraprism Design, Super-high-resolution Photos (24mp And 48mp), Also Enables 12mp Optical-quality 8x Telephoto: 200 Mm, Ƒ/2.8 Aperture, Hybrid Focus Pixels, 3d Sensor‑shift Optical Image Stabilisation And Autofocus, Tetraprism Design 48 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF	200 MP ƒ/1.7 (Wide Angle) 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS 10 MP ƒ/2.4 (Telephoto) 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 50 MP ƒ/3.4 (Telephoto) 111mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.52", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom 50 MP ƒ/1.9 (Ultra Wide) 120˚ (ultrawide), 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
Battery	5391 mAh, Li-ion Battery	5000 mAh, Li-ion Battery
RAM	12 GB	16 GB
CPU	Hexa Core Processor	4.47 GHz, Octa Core Processor
OS	iOS v27	Android v15
Price	₹1,79,900	₹1,75,999

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Overview

Specs Score	86 / 100	86 / 100
Display Resolution	1320 x 2868 pixels	1440 x 3120 pixels Better Resolution
RAM	12 GB	16 GB More RAM
Storage	256 GB	1 TB More Storage
CPU Clock Speed		4.47 GHz Faster Clock Speed
CPU Cores	Hexa Core	Octa Core More CPU Cores
Rear Camera	48 MP + 48 MP + 48 MP Triple	200 MP Quad Better Camera Resolution
Front Camera	18 MP Better Front Camera Resolution	12 MP
Weight	249 g	218 g Lighter
Thickness	8.75 mm	8.2 mm Slimmer
Battery	5391 mAh Bigger Battery	5000 mAh
Unique Features	No No	Fingerprint Sensor Reverse Charging

General

Model	iPhone 18 Pro Max
Sim Type	Dual Sim, GSM+GSM	Dual Sim, GSM+GSM
Dual Sim	Yes	Yes
Sim Size	eSIM+Nano SIM	eSIM+Nano SIM
eSIM Support	Yes	Yes
Device Type	Smartphone	Smartphone
Release Date	September 09, 2026	January 22, 2025
In The Box	iPhone with iOS 27 USB‑C Charge Cable (1 m)	Handset, Stylus Pen, Data Cable (Type C to C), Sim Ejection Pin

Design

Dimensions	78 x 163.4 x 8.75 mm	77.6 x 162.8 x 8.2 mm
Weight	249 g	218 g
Bezel less		No
Colors	Black, Silver, Glacier, Burgundy	Titanium Silverblue, Titanium Black, Titanium Whitesilver, Titanium Gray

Display

Type	Color OLED Screen (1B Colors)	Color LTPO AMOLED Screen (1B Colors)
Touch	Yes	Yes
Size	6.9 inches, 1320 x 2868 pixels, 120 Hz	6.9 inches, 1440 x 3120 pixels, 120 Hz
Aspect Ratio	19.5:9	20.5:9
PPI	~ 460 PPI	~ 498 PPI
Screen to Body Ratio	~ 90.7%	~ 92.5%
Glass Type	Ceramic Shield 2	Corning Gorilla Armor 2
Brightness	1000 Nits Max Brightness (Typical); 1,600 Nits Peak Brightness (Hdr); 3,000 Nits Peak Brightness (Outdoor); 1 Nit Minimum Brightness
HDR Support	Yes	Yes, HDR10+
Adaptive Refresh Rate	Yes	Yes, LTPO
Color Gamut	Wide Colour (P3)
Features	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), Fingerprint-resistant Oleophobic Coating, Anti-reflective Coating, Support For Display Of Multiple Languages And Characters Simultaneously	HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak)
Notch	Yes, Dynamic Island	Yes, Punch Hole
Curved Display		No

Memory

RAM	12 GB	16 GB
Storage	256 GB	1 TB
Storage Type		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, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n75, n77, n78, n79) TDD-5G NR (Bands n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n77, n78, n79)	TDD Sub6: N38(2600), N40(2300), N41(2500), N77(3700), N78(3500), FDD Sub6: N1(2100), N2(1900), N3(1800), N5(850), N7(2600), N8(900), N12(700), N20(800), N25(1900), N26(850), N28(700), N66(AWS-3)
VoLTE	Yes	Yes, Dual Stand-By
Vo5G		Yes
Wifi	Yes, with wifi-hotspot	Yes, with wifi-hotspot
Wifi Version	Wi‑Fi 7 (802.11be) with 2x2 MIMO	Wi-Fi 7, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be 2.4GHz+5GHz+6GHz, EHT320, MIMO, 4096-QAM
Ultra Wideband (UWB) Support	Yes
Bluetooth	Yes, v6.0	Yes, v5.4
USB	Yes, USB-C v3.2	Yes, USB-C v3.2
USB Features	USB Tethering, USB on-the-go, USB Charging, USB Storage	USB Tethering, USB on-the-go, USB Charging

Performance

Geekbench Score

12,677 (Multi Core) (v6)
4,719 (Single Core)

Extra

GPS	Precision dual-frequency GPS (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou and NavIC) Digital compass Wi-Fi Cellular iBeacon micro-location	Yes with A-GPS, Glonass, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Fingerprint Sensor	No	Yes, In Display
Face Unlock	Yes	Yes
Sensors	Face ID, Lidar Scanner, Barometer, High-dynamic-range Gyro, High-g Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor, Dual Ambient Light Sensors	Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Hall Sensor, Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor
3.5mm Headphone Jack	No	No
NFC	Yes	Yes
Cooling System	VC Cooling
AI Features	Apple Intelligence
Water Resistance	Yes, 6 m upto 30 min	Yes, 1.5 m upto 30 min
IP Rating	IP68	IP68
Dust Resistant	Yes	Yes
Extra Features	Apple N1 Wireless Networking Chip, Apple Second-generation Ultra Wideband Chip, Siri With Expressive Voices, Aluminium Unibody Design Ceramic Shield 2 Front Ceramic Shield Back, Emergency Sos Crash Detection, Apple C2 Cellular Modem, Thread Networking Technology, Action Button	Photo Assist, Notes Assist, Drawing Assist, Circle to Search, Google Gemini (AI Mobile), 7 Years of Major OS Updates and 7 Years of Security Updates, Titanium Frame, Samsung Care+, Samsung Health, Samsung Wallet, S Pen Included

Camera

Rear Camera	48 MP ƒ/1.48-4 (Wide Angle) Fusion Main With Variable Aperture (Ƒ/1.48, Ƒ/1.8, Ƒ/2.8, Ƒ/4.0): 24 Mm, Second-generation Sensor-shift Optical Image Stabilisation, 100% Focus Pixels, Super-high-resolution Photos (24mp And 48mp) Also Enables 12mp Optical-quality 2x Telephoto: 48 Mm, Second‑generation Sensor‑shift Optical Image Stabilisation, 100% Focus Pixels 48 MP ƒ/2.8 (Telephoto) 48mp Fusion Telephoto: 100 Mm (4x), Ƒ/2.8 Aperture, Hybrid Focus Pixels, 3d Sensor‑shift Optical Image Stabilisation And Autofocus, Tetraprism Design, Super-high-resolution Photos (24mp And 48mp), Also Enables 12mp Optical-quality 8x Telephoto: 200 Mm, Ƒ/2.8 Aperture, Hybrid Focus Pixels, 3d Sensor‑shift Optical Image Stabilisation And Autofocus, Tetraprism Design 48 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF	200 MP ƒ/1.7 (Wide Angle) 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS 10 MP ƒ/2.4 (Telephoto) 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 50 MP ƒ/3.4 (Telephoto) 111mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.52", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom 50 MP ƒ/1.9 (Ultra Wide) 120˚ (ultrawide), 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
OIS	Yes	Yes
Auto Focus	Yes, Phase Detection autofocus	Yes
Features	8x Optical‑quality Zoom In, 2x Optical Zoom Out; 16x Optical‑quality Zoom Range, Digital Zoom Up To 40x, Customisable Default Lens (Fusion Main), Pro Controls For Lens Aperture, Shutter Speed, White Balance And Viewing Histogram, Apple Reference Image (Fusion Main), Sapphire Crystal Lens Cover, Adaptive True Tone Flash, Photonic Engine, Deep Fusion, Smart Hdr, Next-generation Portraits With Focus And Depth Control, Portrait Lighting With Six Effects, Night Mode, Panorama (Up To 63mp), Photographic Styles, Smart Focus Tracking, Spatial Photos, 48mp Macro Photography, Proraw, Wide Colour Capture For Photos And Live Photos, Lens Correction (Fusion Ultra Wide), Advanced Red-eye Correction, Auto Image Stabilisation, Burst Mode, Photo Geotagging, Image Formats Captured: HEIF, JPEG And Dng, Video Recording: 4k Dolby Vision Video Recording At 24 Fps, 25 Fps, 30 Fps, 60 Fps, 100 Fps (Fusion Main), Or 120 Fps (Fusion Main), 1080p Dolby Vision Video Recording At 25 Fps, 30 Fps, 60 Fps Or 120 Fps (Fusion Main), 720p Dolby Vision Video Recording At 30 Fps, Cinematic Mode Up To 4k Dolby Vision At 60 Fps, Cinematic Mode Effects From Video, Pro Controls For Lens Aperture, Shutter Speed, White Balance And Viewing Histogram, Smart Focus Tracking, Improved Low-light Video At 1080p, Action Mode Up To 2.8k Dolby Vision At 60 Fps, Spatial Video Recording At 1080p At 30 Fps, Prores Video Recording Up To 4k At 120 Fps With External Recording, Prores Raw, Academy Color Encoding System, Apple Log, Genlock Support, Macro Video Recording, Including Slow Motion And Time Lapse, Slow‑motion Video Support For 1080p Up To 240 Fps And 4k Dolby Vision Up To 120 Fps (Fusion Main), Dual Capture Up To 4k Dolby Vision At 30 Fps, Time‑lapse Video With Stabilisation Up To 4k Dolby Vision, Night Mode Time‑lapse, Quicktake Video Up To 4k Dolby Vision At 60 Fps, Second‑generation Sensor‑shift Optical Image Stabilisation For Video (Fusion Main), 3d Sensor‑shift Optical Image Stabilisation And Autofocus For Video (Fusion Telephoto), Digital Zoom Up To 24x, Audio Zoom, True Tone Flash, Cinematic Video Stabilisation (4k, 1080p And 720p), Continuous Autofocus Video, Take 8mp Still Photos While Recording 4k Video, Playback Zoom, Video Formats Recorded: Hevc, H.264, Prores And Prores Raw, Spatial Audio And Stereo Recording, Four Studio‑quality Mics, Wind Noise Reduction, Audio Mix	Bixby Vision, Dual Recording, Food, Hyperlapse, Night, Panorama, Photo, Portrait, Portrait Video, Pro, Pro Video, Single Take, Slow Motion, Video, Upto 100X Digital Zoom
Video Recording	4K @ 120 fps UHD, 1080p	8K @ 24/30 fps UHD, 4K @ 60 fps UHD
Flash	Yes, Dual LED	Yes, LED
Front Camera	18 MP ƒ/1.9 (Ultra Wide) 18mp Center Stage Camera Ƒ/1.9 Aperture Autofocus With Focus Pixels Autofocus, Retina Flash	12 MP ƒ/2.2 (Wide Angle) Punch Hole, Screen Flash
Front Video Recording	4K, 1080p	4K @ 60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 60 fps FHD

Technical

OS	iOS v27	Android v15
Custom UI		One UI 7
Chipset	Apple A20 Pro	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
CPU	Hexa Core Processor	4.47 GHz, Octa Core Processor
Core Details	2 Super Cores And 4 Efficiency Cores	2x4.47 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M
Fabrication Node	2nm
GPU	7‑core GPU	Adreno 830
NPU	Dual 16‑core Neural Engine
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 User‑configurable maximum volume limit	Yes
Video	Supported formats include HEVC, H.264, AV1 and ProRes HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10+/HDR10 and HLG Up to 4K HDR AirPlay for mirroring, photos and video out to Apple TV (2nd generation or later) or AirPlay‑enabled smart TV	Yes
FM Radio	No	No
Document Reader	Yes	Yes

Battery

Type	Non-Removable Battery	Non-Removable Battery
Size	5391 mAh, Li-ion Battery	5000 mAh, Li-ion Battery
Fast Charging	Yes	Yes, 45W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	Yes, Magsafe Wireless Charging Up To 25w, Qi2 Wireless Charging Up To 25w	Yes, 15W
Reverse Charging		Yes, 10W
Reverse Wireless Charging		Yes, 4.5
Video Playback Time	43 hours	31 hours

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