Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7

Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max

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Apple A20 Pro

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Samsung Galaxy S26+ Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8 Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Wide Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge

A full comparison of the Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max and the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 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 Z Fold7

Performance 92

Display 78

Camera 52

Battery 39

Portability 66

Value for money —

What makes Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max better?

Bigger battery: 5100 vs 4400 mAh
Faster wireless charging: 25W vs 15W

What makes Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 better?

Better main camera: 200MP vs 48MP

Comparison verdict

Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max:

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7:

Specs comparison

Specification	Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max	Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7
Processor	Apple A20 Pro	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
AnTuTu	—	3119308
Geekbench Single	—	3041
Geekbench Multi	—	9494
Display	6.9" LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED	8.0" Foldable Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2
Resolution	1320x2868	1968x2184
Refresh rate	120 Hz	120 Hz
Battery	5100 mAh	4400 mAh
Charging	25W	25W
Wireless charging	25W	15W
Main camera	48 MP	200 MP
Ultrawide	48 MP	12 MP
Telephoto	48 MP	10 MP
Front camera	18 MP	10 MP
RAM	12GB	12GB / 16GB
Storage	256GB / 512GB / 1TB / 2TB	256GB / 512GB / 1TB
OS	iOS 27	Android 16, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 8
Brightness (peak)	—	2600 nits
NFC	yes	yes
Protection	IP68	IP48
Dimensions	—	158.4×143.2×4.2 mm
Weight	—	215 g
Launch price	—	—