Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max

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Apple A20 Pro

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Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite

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A full comparison of the Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max and the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is not possible yet: there is too little verified data on the Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max to compute a MobileRank score. The specs we do have are in the table below.

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Category scores

Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max

Performance —

Display 85

Camera 71

Battery 56

Portability —

Value for money —

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

Performance 91

Display 88

Camera 81

Battery 56

Portability 46

Value for money 66

What makes Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max better?

Bigger battery: 5100 vs 5000 mAh
Faster wireless charging: 25W vs 15W

What makes Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra better?

Faster charging: 45W vs 25W
Better main camera: 200MP vs 48MP

Comparison verdict

Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max:

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra:

Specs comparison

Specification	Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max	Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
Processor	Apple A20 Pro	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
AnTuTu	—	2800202
Geekbench Single	—	3100
Geekbench Multi	—	9760
Display	6.9" LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED	6.9" Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Resolution	1320x2868	3120x1440
Refresh rate	120 Hz	120 Hz
Battery	5100 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging	25W	45W
Wireless charging	25W	15W
DXOMark (camera)	—	151
Main camera	48 MP	200 MP
Ultrawide	48 MP	50 MP
Telephoto	48 MP	50 MP
Front camera	18 MP	12 MP
RAM	12GB	12GB / 16GB
Storage	256GB / 512GB / 1TB / 2TB	256GB / 512GB / 1TB
OS	iOS 27	Android 15 / One UI 7
Brightness (peak)	—	2600 nits
NFC	yes	yes
Protection	IP68	IP68
Dimensions	—	162.8×77.6×8.2 mm
Weight	—	218 g
Launch price	—	$1299