Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (12GB RAM + 1TB)
Quick Comparison
Both Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max and Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (12GB RAM + 1TB) comes with same RAM. In terms of display resolution, Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (12GB RAM + 1TB) has better resolution of 3120 x 1440 than Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max which has resolution of 2868 x 1320. Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (12GB RAM + 1TB) has more internal memory than Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
| Name | Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max | Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (12GB RAM + 1TB) |
| RAM | 12 GB | 12 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Display | 6.9 in | 6.9 in |
| Internal Memory | 256 GB | 1 TB |
| Battery | 5391 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Camera | 48 MP + 48 MP + 48 MP Triple | 200 MP Quad |
| Price | Rs. 179900 | Rs. 165999 |
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Detailed Comparison
Price And Launch
The launch Date of the first phone is September 09, 2026. The cost of Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max is Rs. 179900. The launch Date of the second phone is January 22, 2025. The cost of Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (12GB RAM + 1TB) is Rs. 165999.
Display comparison
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max has OLED Screen type where as Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (12GB RAM + 1TB) has LTPO AMOLED Screen type. Samsung's phone has display density of 498 PPI & Apple's phone has only 460 PPI display density. In terms of screen to body ratio, Samsung's phone has better screen to body ratio of ~ 92.5% than Apple's phone ~ 90.7%. Both phones have same aspect ratio of 19.5:9.
Memory comparison
Both mobiles come with 12 GB RAM Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (12GB RAM + 1TB) has more Internal Memory (1 TB) than Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max (256 GB).
Camera comparison
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (12GB RAM + 1TB)'s 200 MP Quad Rear Camera outclasses Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max's 48 MP + 48 MP + 48 MP Triple Rear Camera in terms of resolution. Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max will be better choice if you're looking to click lot of selfies as it has better 18 MP Front Camera in comparison to Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (12GB RAM + 1TB)'s 12 MP Front Camera.
Technical comparison
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max has version 27 iOS Operating System where as Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (12GB RAM + 1TB) has version 15 Android Operating System.
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Full Comparison
| Name | Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max | Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (12GB RAM + 1TB) |
| General | ||
| Model | iPhone 18 Pro Max | SM-S938B, SM-S938B/DS, SM-S938U, SM-S938U1, SM-S938W, SM-S938N, SM-S9380, SM-S938E, SM-S938E/DS |
| 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 | 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 | |
| Qwerty | No | |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Glacier, Burgundy | Titanium Silverblue, Titanium Black, Titanium Whitesilver, Titanium Gray |
| Display | ||
| Type | Color OLED Screen (1B Colors) | Color Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X (16M 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 | 19.5:9 |
| 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 | 2600 nits (Peak) |
| 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), Always-on Display |
| Notch | Yes, Dynamic Island | Yes, Punch Hole |
| Curved Display | No | |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 12 GB | 12 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 | Yes |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v6.0 | Yes, v5.4, A2DP, LE |
| 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 | 12,677 (Multi Core) (v6) 4,719 (Single Core) | 9,950 (Multi Core) (v6) 3,100 (Single Core) |
| Camera Score | 151 (DxOMark) | |
| Speaker Score | 81 (Very Good) | |
| Battery Test Result | 15.1 hours | |
| 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 | Photo Assist, Notes Assist, Drawing Assist, Circle to Search, Google Gemini (AI Mobile) |
| 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, 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 |
| 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, Laser AF |
| 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 @ 120/30/60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 240/30/60 fps FHD |
| 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) 26mm (Wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, Dual Pixel PDAF Punch Hole, Autofocus, Screen Flash |
| Front Video Recording | 4K, 1080p | 4K @ 30/60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 30 fps FHD |
| Technical | ||
| OS | iOS v27 | Android v15 |
| Custom UI | One UI 7 | |
| Chipset | Apple A20 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy |
| 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 | ||
| 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 |
| Speaker Type | Dual Stereo | |
| 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 PD3.0, 65% in 30 min |
| 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, 4.5W | |
| Video Playback Time | 43 hours | 31 hours |