Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy A17 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 09, 2024	Aug 08, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/256GB - $1199 | €1449 8GB/512GB - $1399 8GB/1TB - $1599	€239

Design

Dimensions
6.42 x 3.05 x 0.33 inches (~0.48 inches with camera bump) 163.0 x 77.6 x 8.25 mm (~12.25 mm with camera bump)	6.47 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.5 mm
Weight
8.01 oz / 227.0 g	6.77 oz / 192.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Titanium	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP54
Biometrics
3D Face unlock
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black Titanium, White Titanium, Natural Titanium, Desert Titanium	Black, Gray, Blue

Display

Size
6.9-inch, 92.35% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 85.99% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, Variable 1-120Hz, HDR, 2000 nits	Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
2868x1320px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI	2340x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
Ceramic Shield
Features
Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Ambient light sensor
Front cover display
	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus)

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
2088 (Excellent)	1081 (Average)
Bright Min
0.93 (Excellent)	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A18 Pro (3 nm)	Exynos 1330 S5E8535 (5 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2x4.05GHz 4x2.42G​Hz	Octa-core 2x 2.4GHZ Cortex-A78 4x 2.4GHZ Cortex-A55
GPU
Apple 6-core GPU	Mali-G68 MP2
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/256GB (NVMe) 8GB/512GB 8GB/1024GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC
OS
iOS (18.x)	Android (15), up to 6 OS updates

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
3331	723
GeekBench 6 Multi
8106	1910
3D Mark High
4567	346
3D Mark Low
3009	338

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Battery

Type
4685 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wired charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 27.0W Wireless: 25.0W	Wired: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

8h 30min

Browsing

22h 39min

Video

10h 24min

Gaming

12h 4min

Battery Life Estimate

8h 6min

Browsing

17h 36min

Video

13h 26min

Gaming

8h 37min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX903 Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.28" Pixel size: 1.22 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Second camera
48 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor name: Sony IMX972 Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 0.7 μm	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5"
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, 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	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, ProRes, Cinematic mode	Yes
Front
12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	13 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

154

Overall

158

Photo

150

Video

124

Overall

136

Photo

112

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.3
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Yes Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, 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, n75, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave International version - n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71 International version - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48 International version - 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 6, 8, 9
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s)	LTE-A
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 09, 2024 FCC ID value: BCG-E8684A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.96 W/kg Body: 0.98 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 0.99 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1399

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1599

International

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

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