Compare Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S25+ : Best Specs, Price Comparison

iPhone 16 Pro Max: LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED · 120 Hz · 2000 nits HBM · 1000 nits typical · Dolby Vision · HDR10

Galaxy S25+: Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X · 120 Hz · 2600 nits peak · HDR10+

iPhone 16 Pro Max: 6.9 inches · 91.4% screen-to-body

Galaxy S25+: 6.7 inches · 91.8% screen-to-body

iPhone 16 Pro Max: 1320 × 2868 · 19.5:9

Galaxy S25+: 1440 × 3120 · 19.5:9

iPhone 16 Pro Max: 460 ppi

iPhone 16 Pro Max: Ceramic Shield glass (2024 gen)

Galaxy S25+: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

iPhone 16 Pro Max: Apple

Galaxy S25+: Samsung

iPhone 16 Pro Max: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Galaxy S25+: Samsung Galaxy S25+

iPhone 16 Pro Max: 9 September 2024

Galaxy S25+: 22 January 2025

iPhone 16 Pro Max: Available. Released 20 September 2024

Galaxy S25+: Available. Released 3 February 2025

iPhone 16 Pro Max: Black Titanium, Desert Titanium, Natural Titanium, White Titanium

Galaxy S25+: Blue Black, Coral Red, Icy Blue, Mint, Navy, Pink Gold, Silver Shadow

iPhone 16 Pro Max: 3.1 Mbps EV-DO Rev.A, 5G, LTE, HSPA

Galaxy S25+: 5G, LTE (CA), HSPA

iPhone 16 Pro Max: B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B17, B18, B19, B20, B25, B26, B28, B30, B32, B34, B38, B39, B40, B41, B42, B48, B53, B66 (A3296)

Galaxy S25+: B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B17, B18, B19, B20, B25, B26, B28, B32, B38, B39, B40, B41, B66 (International)

iPhone 16 Pro Max: n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n75, n76, n77, n78, n79 · SA/NSA/Sub6 (A3296)

Galaxy S25+: n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78 · SA/NSA/Sub6 (International)

iPhone 16 Pro Max: IP68 rated · Dust tight · Water resistant to 6 m for 30 min

Galaxy S25+: IP68 rated · Dust tight · Water resistant to 1.5 m for 30 min

iPhone 16 Pro Max: Emergency SOS, gen2 chip: Ultra Wideband (UWB) support, Satellite: Messages and Find My

Galaxy S25+: Desktop experience support: Samsung Wireless DeX, Samsung DeX, Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

iPhone 16 Pro Max: —

Galaxy S25+: High-bitrate audio support

iPhone 16 Pro Max: 4685 mAh

iPhone 16 Pro Max: 4.5 W reverse wired

Galaxy S25+: 4.5 W reverse wireless

iPhone 16 Pro Max: Wired, 50% in 30 min, PD2.0, 4.5 W reverse wired, 25 W MagSafe/Qi2 wireless, 50% in 30 min (15 W - China)

Galaxy S25+: 45 W wired, 65% in 30 min, PD3.0, 4.5 W reverse wireless, 15 W Qi2 Ready wireless

iPhone 16 Pro Max: AnTuTu v10: 1,838,828 · AnTuTu v11: 1,740,422 · Geekbench 6: 8,606 · 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 4,731

Galaxy S25+: AnTuTu v10: 2,133,477 · Geekbench 6: 9,669 · 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 6,601

iPhone 16 Pro Max: 163 × 77.6 × 8.3 mm

Galaxy S25+: 158.4 × 75.8 × 7.3 mm

iPhone 16 Pro Max: 227 g

iPhone 16 Pro Max: Front: Glass (Ceramic Shield) · Back: Glass · Frame: Titanium (grade 5)

Galaxy S25+: Front: Glass (Gorilla Glass Victus 2) · Back: Glass (Gorilla Glass Victus 2) · Frame: Aluminum

iPhone 16 Pro Max: IP68 rated · Dust tight · Water resistant to 6 m for 30 min

Galaxy S25+: IP68 rated · Dust tight · Water resistant to 1.5 m for 30 min

iPhone 16 Pro Max: International: Nano-SIM + 2 × eSIM · USA: 2 × eSIM (8 or more) · China: 2 × Nano-SIM · Max 2 at a time

Galaxy S25+: INT: 2 × Nano-SIM + 2 × eSIM · USA: Nano-SIM + 2 × eSIM · 2 × Nano-SIM (CN) · Max 2 at a time

iPhone 16 Pro Max: Wi-Fi 7/6e/ac/n/g/b/a, Hotspot, Tri-band

Galaxy S25+: Wi-Fi 7/6e/ac/n/g/b/a, Tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

iPhone 16 Pro Max: Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE

Galaxy S25+: Bluetooth 5.4, A2DP, LE

iPhone 16 Pro Max: DisplayPort, USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2

Galaxy S25+: DisplayPort 1.2, OTG, USB Type-C 3.2

iPhone 16 Pro Max: BDS, GALILEO, GLONASS, GPS (L1+L5), NavIC, QZSS

Galaxy S25+: BDS, GALILEO, GLONASS, GPS, QZSS

iPhone 16 Pro Max: 12 MP wide · f/1.9 · 23 mm · OIS · PDAF · 1/3.6" · 1.0 µm + depth/biometrics sensor · SL 3D

Galaxy S25+: 12 MP wide · f/2.2 · 26 mm · dual pixel PDAF · 1/3.2" · 1.12 µm

iPhone 16 Pro Max: 3D (spatial) audio, Dolby Vision HDR, HDR, Stereo sound rec.

Galaxy S25+: HDR, HDR10+

iPhone 16 Pro Max: 4K at 24/25/30/60 fps, 1080p at 25/30/60/120 fps, gyro-EIS

Galaxy S25+: 4K at 30/60 fps, 1080p at 30 fps

iPhone 16 Pro Max: 48 MP wide · f/1.8 · 24 mm · dual pixel PDAF · sensor-shift OIS · 1/1.28" · 1.22 µm

Galaxy S25+: 50 MP wide · f/1.8 · 24 mm · OIS · dual pixel PDAF · 1/1.56" · 1.0 µm

iPhone 16 Pro Max: 48 MP ultrawide · f/2.2 · 13 mm · PDAF · 1/2.55" · 0.7 µm + TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)

Galaxy S25+: 12 MP ultrawide · f/2.2 · 13 mm · 120° · 1/2.55" 1.4 µm · Super Steady video

iPhone 16 Pro Max: 12 MP periscope telephoto · f/2.8 · 120 mm · 5× optical zoom · 3D sensor‑shift OIS · dual pixel PDAF · 1/3.06" · 1.12 µm

Galaxy S25+: 10 MP telephoto · f/2.4 · 67 mm · OIS · 3× optical zoom · PDAF · 1/3.94" · 1.0 µm

iPhone 16 Pro Max: Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)

Galaxy S25+: Auto-HDR, Best Face, LED flash, Panorama

iPhone 16 Pro Max: 4K at 24/25/30/60/100/120 fps, 1080p at 25/30/60/120/240 fps, 3D (spatial) video/audio, 10-bit HDR, ProRes, stereo sound rec., Up to 60 fps: Dolby Vision HDR

Galaxy S25+: 8K at 24/30 fps, 4K at 30/60 fps, 1080p at 30/60/120/240 fps, 10-bit HDR, gyro-EIS, HDR10+, stereo sound rec.

iPhone 16 Pro Max: 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB

Galaxy S25+: 256 GB, 512 GB

iPhone 16 Pro Max: Apple A18 Pro, 3 nm

Galaxy S25+: Snapdragon 8 Elite by Qualcomm (SM8750-AC), 3 nm

iPhone 16 Pro Max: 6 cores: 2 × 4.05 GHz + 4 × 2.42 GHz

Galaxy S25+: 8 cores: 2 × 4.47 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6 × 3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M

iPhone 16 Pro Max: Apple GPU, 6 cores

Galaxy S25+: Adreno 830 (1200 MHz)

iPhone 16 Pro Max: 8 GB

iPhone 16 Pro Max: iOS 18 · Upgrades to iOS 27.2

Galaxy S25+: Android 15 · One UI 9 · Upgrades to Android 17 · 7 major OS updates

iPhone 16 Pro Max: Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Face ID, Gyro, Proximity

Galaxy S25+: Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), Gyro, Proximity