Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2023	Jul 26, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/256GB - $1199 | €1449	12GB/256GB - $1799

Design

Dimensions
6.30 x 3.02 x 0.32 inches (~0.48 inches with camera bump) 159.9 x 76.7 x 8.25 mm (~12.28 mm with camera bump)	6.10 x 5.11 x 0.24 inches 154.9 x 129.9 x 6.1 mm
Folded
	6.10 x2.64 x0.52 inches (154.9 x 67.1 x 13.4 mm)
Weight
7.80 oz / 221.0 g	8.92 oz / 253.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Titanium	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water; IPX8
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black Titanium, White Titanium, Blue Titanium, Natural Titanium	Icy Blue, Phantom Black, Cream, Gray, Blue

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 89.75% screen-to-body	7.6-inch, 91.12% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, Variable 1-120Hz, HDR, 2000 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1750 nits
Resolution
2796x1290px, 19.5:9 ratio, 460 PPI	2176x1812px, 21.6:18 ratio, 373 PPI
Protection
Ceramic Shield
Features
Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Folding inside the device, HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Front cover display
	6.2 inches 2316 x904 px Dynamic AMOLED 120Hz refresh rate, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2), Ambient light sensor, Proximity senso

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
2231 (Excellent)	1591 (Good)
Bright Min
2 (Good)	1 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
A17 Pro (3 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2x3.78GHz 4x2.11G​Hz	Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Cortex-X3 2x2.8GH​z Cortex-A715 2x2.8​GHz Cortex-A710 3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Apple GPU 6-core	Adreno 740
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/256GB (NVMe) 8GB/512GB 8GB/1024GB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB 12GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iOS (18.x, 17.x)	Android (14, 13)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2958	2062
GeekBench 6 Multi
7288	5531
3D Mark High
4236	3886
3D Mark Low
2632	2158

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Battery

Type
4422 mAh, Li - Ion	4400 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 26min

Browsing

19h 20min

Video

9h 45min

Gaming

9h 36min

Battery Life Estimate

4h 41min

Browsing

9h 22min

Video

6h 30min

Gaming

9h 27min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX803 Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.28" Pixel size: 2.44 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor name: Sony IMX633 Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.4 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX913 Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 120 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	10 MP (Telephoto) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 66 mm Sensor size: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, ProRes, Cinematic mode	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	4 MP (Under-screen) Folded: 10 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

154

Overall

157

Photo

152

Video

140

Overall

144

Photo

135

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, mmWave	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n40, n41, n66, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 12, 2023 FCC ID value: BCG-E8439A	Date approved: Jun 26, 2023 FCC ID value: A3LSMF946U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.95 W/kg Body: 0.95 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 0.95 W/kg	Head: 1.16 W/kg Body: 1.07 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1399

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1599

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48

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