Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max vs vivo X Fold 3 Pro Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 09, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/256GB - $1199 | €1449	16GB/512GB - $1915

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)	6.30 x 5.62 x 0.19 inches 160 x 142.7 x 4.7 mm
Folded
	(160 x 72.7 x 10.2 mm)
Weight
8.01 oz / 227.0 g	7.73 oz / 219.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Titanium
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Optical in-screen fingerprint, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Black Titanium, White Titanium, Natural Titanium, Desert Titanium	Black, White

Display

Size
6.9-inch, 92.35% screen-to-body	8.0-inch, 90.41% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, Variable 1-120Hz, HDR, 2000 nits	AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 4500 nits
Resolution
2868x1320px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI	2480x2200px, 413 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
	6.5 inches 2748 x1172 px HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity senso

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
2088 (Excellent)	Untested
Bright Min
0.93 (Excellent)	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A18 Pro (3 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2x4.05GHz 4x2.42G​Hz	Octa-core 1x3.3GHz Cortex-X4 3x3.2GH​z Cortex-A720 2x3.0​GHz Cortex-A720 2x2.3​GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Apple 6-core GPU	Adreno 750
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/256GB (NVMe) 8GB/512GB 8GB/1024GB	16GB (LPDDR5)/512GB (UFS 4.0) 16GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iOS (18.x)	Android (14)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
3331	2161
GeekBench 6 Multi
8106	6609
3D Mark High
4567	4549
3D Mark Low
3009	2726

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Battery

Type
4685 mAh, Li - Ion	5700 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wired charging, MagSafe wireless charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 27.0W Wireless: 25.0W	Wired: 100.0W Wireless: 50.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

8h 30min

Browsing

22h 39min

Video

10h 24min

Gaming

12h 4min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 45min

Browsing

13h 38min

Video

10h 32min

Gaming

10h 24min

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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, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.3"
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	50 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/2.76"
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	64 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.6 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/2.93"
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	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	32 MP Folded: 32 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

154

Overall

158

Photo

150

Video

137

Overall

147

Photo

128

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 7 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 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, 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, Infrared

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	5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s)	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM	Dual Nano SIM
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 16GB RAM and 1TB internal storage

Memory	16GB/1024GB

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
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, 48

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