Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

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Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max

SM-S948B, SM-S948B/DS, SM-S948U, SM-S948U1, SM-S948W, SM-S948N, SM-S9480, SM-S948E, SM-S948E/DS

2026, September 09

2026, February 25

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 106 - A3717 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3473 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71, 106 - A3716 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 106 - A3718

LTE

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3717 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A3473 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3716 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3718

SA/NSA/Sub6 - International SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA unlocked

HSPA, LTE, 5G

HSPA, LTE (up to 7CA), 5G

163.4 x 78 x 8.8 mm (6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 in)

163.6 x 78.1 x 7.9 mm (6.44 x 3.07 x 0.31 in)

249 g (8.78 oz)

214 g (7.55 oz)

Glass front (Ceramic Shield 2), aluminum frame, aluminum back/ glass back (Ceramic Shield)

Glass front (Corning Gorilla Armor 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), titanium frame (grade 5) IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Stylus

Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; International) eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time; USA) Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; China)

· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - INT · Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - USA · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM - CN

Black, Silver, Glacier, Burgundy

White, Blue, Black, Purple

LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak)

Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak)

6.9 inches, 115.6 cm2 (~90.7% screen-to-body ratio)

6.9 inches, 116.9 cm2 (~91.5% screen-to-body ratio)

1320 x 2868 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)

1440 x 3120 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~498 ppi density)

iOS 27

Android 16, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 8.5

Apple A20 Pro (2 nm)

Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)

Hexa-core (2x GHz high performance + 4x GHz)

Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M)

Apple GPU (7-core graphics)

Adreno 840

12GB

12GB/16GB

256GB/512GB/1TB/2TB NVMe

256GB/512GB/1TB UFS 4.X

48 MP, f/1.5-4.0, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS (gen2)

200 MP, f/1.4, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS

48 MP, f/2.8, 100mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF, 3D sensor‑shift OIS, 4x optical zoom

10 MP, (telephoto), 1/3.94", PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom

48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)

50 MP, f/2.8, 111mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.52", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama), Cinematic from regular video

Laser AF, Best Face, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

4K@24/25/30/60/100/120fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 120fps), ProRes, ProRes RAW (up to 120fps), Apple Log 2, 3D (spatial) video/audio, stereo sound rec.

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

50 MP, f/1.9, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.5", 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video

18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, 20mm (ultrawide), PDAF SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)

12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF

HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec., ProRes RAW, Apple Log 2

HDR, HDR10+

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Market-dependent versions: · Li-Ion 5391 mAh - Nano SIM model · Li-Ion 5567 mAh - eSIM only model

Li-Ion 5000 mAh

Wired, PD3.2, AVS, 50% in 15 min 25W wireless MagSafe/Qi2, 50% in 30 min (15W - China) 4.5W reverse wired

60W wired, PD3.0, 75% in 30 min 25W wireless (Qi2.2) 4.5W reverse wireless

Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip) Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers

No High-bitrate audio support

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

6.0, A2DP, LE

5.4, A2DP, LE

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

Yes

Yes

USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort

USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG

AnTuTu: 2627986 (v10), 3892165 (v11) GeekBench: 11566 (v6) 3DMark: 7744 (Wild Life Extreme)

1480 nits max brightness (measured)

-25.9 LUFS (Very good)

Active use score 16:23h