Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max

Here you can compare Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max. Comparing Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max on Smartprix enables you to check their respective specs scores and unique features. It would potentially help you understand how Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra stands against Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max and which one should you buy The current lowest price found for Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is ₹93,950 and for Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max is ₹1,79,900. The details of both of these products were last updated on Sep 11, 2026.

Specification	Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra	Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
CPU	4.47 GHz, Octa Core Processor	Hexa Core Processor
Internal Memory	256 GB	256 GB
Rear Camera	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	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
RAM	12 GB	12 GB
Battery	5000 mAh, Li-ion Battery	5391 mAh, Li-ion Battery
Price	₹93,950	₹1,79,900

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Overview

Specs Score	92 / 100 Better Specs	86 / 100
Display Resolution	1440 x 3120 pixels Better Resolution	1320 x 2868 pixels
CPU Clock Speed	4.47 GHz Faster Clock Speed
CPU Cores	Octa Core More CPU Cores	Hexa Core
Rear Camera	200 MP Quad Better Camera Resolution	48 MP + 48 MP + 48 MP Triple
Front Camera	12 MP	18 MP Better Front Camera Resolution
Weight	218 g Lighter	249 g
Thickness	8.2 mm Slimmer	8.75 mm
Battery	5000 mAh	5391 mAh Bigger Battery
Unique Features	Fingerprint Sensor Reverse Charging	No No

General

Country of Origin	India
Model	SM-S938B, SM-S938B/DS, SM-S938U, SM-S938U1, SM-S938W, SM-S938N, SM-S9380, SM-S938E, SM-S938E/DS	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
SAR	1.26 W/kg (Head) 0.64 W/kg (Body)
Device Type	Smartphone	Smartphone
OS Updates	7 years
Security Updates	7 years
Release Date	January 22, 2025	September 09, 2026
In The Box	Handset, Stylus Pen, Data Cable (Type C to C), Sim Ejection Pin	iPhone with iOS 27 USB‑C Charge Cable (1 m)

Design

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

Display

Type	Color Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X (16M Colors)	Color OLED Screen (1B Colors)
Touch	Yes	Yes
Size	6.9 inches, 1440 x 3120 pixels, 120 Hz	6.9 inches, 1320 x 2868 pixels, 120 Hz
Aspect Ratio	19.5:9	19.5:9
PPI	~ 498 PPI	~ 460 PPI
Screen to Body Ratio	~ 92.5%	~ 90.7%
Glass Type	Corning Gorilla Armor 2	Ceramic Shield 2
Brightness	2600 nits (Peak)	1000 Nits Max Brightness (Typical); 1,600 Nits Peak Brightness (Hdr); 3,000 Nits Peak Brightness (Outdoor); 1 Nit Minimum Brightness
HDR Support	Yes, HDR10+	Yes
Adaptive Refresh Rate	Yes, LTPO	Yes
Color Gamut		Wide Colour (P3)
Features	HDR10+, Always-on Display	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
Notch	Yes, Punch Hole	Yes, Dynamic Island
Curved Display	No

Memory

RAM	12 GB	12 GB
Storage	256 GB	256 GB
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	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)	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)
VoLTE	Yes, Dual Stand-By	Yes
Vo5G	Yes
Wifi	Yes, with wifi-hotspot	Yes, with wifi-hotspot
Wifi Version	Wi-Fi 7, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be 2.4GHz+5GHz+6GHz, EHT320, MIMO, 4096-QAM	Wi‑Fi 7 (802.11be) with 2x2 MIMO
Ultra Wideband (UWB) Support	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth	Yes, v5.4, A2DP, LE	Yes, v6.0
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, USB Storage

Performance

AnTuTu Score	2,557,926 (Total) (v10) 630,886 (CPU) 1,088,538 (GPU) 469,835 (Memory) 368,667 (UX)
AnTuTu Storage Score	192,970
Geekbench Score	9,950 (Multi Core) (v6) 3,100 (Single Core)	12,677 (Multi Core) (v6) 4,719 (Single Core)
Camera Score	151 (DxOMark)
Speaker Score	81 (Very Good)
Battery Test Result	15.1 hours

Extra

GPS	Yes with A-GPS, Glonass, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS	Precision dual-frequency GPS (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou and NavIC) Digital compass Wi-Fi Cellular iBeacon micro-location
Fingerprint Sensor	Yes, In Display	No
Face Unlock	Yes	Yes
Sensors	Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Hall Sensor, Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor	Face ID, Lidar Scanner, Barometer, High-dynamic-range Gyro, High-g Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor, Dual Ambient Light Sensors
3.5mm Headphone Jack	No	No
NFC	Yes	Yes
Cooling System		VC Cooling
AI Features	Photo Assist, Notes Assist, Drawing Assist, Circle to Search, Google Gemini (AI Mobile)	Apple Intelligence
Water Resistance	Yes, 1.5 m upto 30 min	Yes, 6 m upto 30 min
IP Rating	IP68	IP68
Dust Resistant	Yes	Yes
Extra Features	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, Glass Front (Corning Gorilla Armor 2), Glass Back (Corning Gorilla Armor 2), Titanium Frame (Grade 5), Stereo Speakers, DisplayPort 1.2, Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX, Ultra Wideband (UWB) Support	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

Camera

Rear Camera	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	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
OIS	Yes	Yes
Auto Focus	Yes, Laser AF	Yes, Phase Detection autofocus
Features	Bixby Vision, Dual Recording, Food, Hyperlapse, Night, Panorama, Photo, Portrait, Portrait Video, Pro, Pro Video, Single Take, Slow Motion, Video, Upto 100X Digital Zoom	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
Video Recording	8K @ 24/30 fps UHD, 4K @ 120/30/60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 240/30/60 fps FHD	4K @ 120 fps UHD, 1080p
Flash	Yes, LED	Yes, Dual LED
Front Camera	12 MP ƒ/2.2 (Wide Angle) 26mm (Wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, Dual Pixel PDAF Punch Hole, Autofocus, Screen Flash	18 MP ƒ/1.9 (Ultra Wide) 18mp Center Stage Camera Ƒ/1.9 Aperture Autofocus With Focus Pixels Autofocus, Retina Flash
Front Video Recording	4K @ 30/60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 30 fps FHD	4K, 1080p

Technical

OS	Android v15	iOS v27
Custom UI	One UI 7
Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy	Apple A20 Pro
CPU	4.47 GHz, Octa Core Processor	Hexa Core Processor
Core Details	2x4.47 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M	2 Super Cores And 4 Efficiency Cores
Fabrication Node		2nm
GPU	Adreno 830	7‑core GPU
NPU		Dual 16‑core Neural Engine
Java	No	No
Browser	Yes	Yes

Multimedia

Email	Yes	Yes
Music	Yes	AAC, APAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Atmos Spatial Audio playback User‑configurable maximum volume limit
Video	Yes	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
FM Radio	No	No
Speaker Type	Dual Stereo
Document Reader	Yes	Yes

Battery

Type	Non-Removable Battery	Non-Removable Battery
Size	5000 mAh, Li-ion Battery	5391 mAh, Li-ion Battery
Fast Charging	Yes, 45W Fast Charging PD3.0, 65% in 30 min	Yes
Wireless Charging	Yes, 15W	Yes, Magsafe Wireless Charging Up To 25w, Qi2 Wireless Charging Up To 25w
Reverse Charging	Yes, 10W
Reverse Wireless Charging	Yes, 4.5W
Video Playback Time	31 hours	43 hours

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