Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 09, 2025	Sep 04, 2025
Scheduled release
(Official) Sep 19, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/256GB - $1199 | €1449 8GB/512GB - $1399 | €1699 8GB/1TB - $1599 | €1949 8GB/2TB - $1999 | €2449	12GB/128GB - $799

Design

Dimensions
6.43 x 3.07 x 0.34 inches (~0.39 inches with camera bump) 163.4 x 78.0 x 8.75 mm (~9.9 mm with camera bump)	9.99 x 6.51 x 0.22 inches 253.7 x 165.3 x 5.58 mm
Weight
8.22 oz / 233.0 g International version - 211 g	16.97 oz / 481.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Ceramic Shield) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver, Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue	Grey

Display

Size
6.9-inch, 91.60% screen-to-body	11.0-inch, 83.20% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, Variable 1-120Hz, HDR, 3000 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1600 nits
Resolution
2868x1320px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI	2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 PPI
Protection
Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ MT6991 (3 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core	Octa-core 1x3.62GHz Cortex-X925 3x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720
GPU
Apple 6-core GPU	Immortalis-G925 MC12
Memory
8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB 8GB/1TB 8GB/2TB	12GB/128GB (UFS) 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 2048 GB
OS
iOS (26.x)	Android (16)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
3966	2776
GeekBench 6 Multi
10465	8811
3D Mark High
Untested	6313
3D Mark Low
Untested	4244

Learn more on our PhoneArena Performance Test Results page.

Battery

Type
Li - Ion	8400 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wireless: 25.0W	Wired: 45.0W

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Single camera
Main camera
48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
48 MP (Ultra-wide, Sensor-shift OIS) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm
Third camera
48 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 4.0x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 100 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, ProRes, Cinematic mode	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)
Front
18 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
6.0	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 Direct 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, Ambient light 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, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback

Cellular

5G Bands
5G Ready	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78
4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 09, 2025 FCC ID value: BCG-E8950A
Measured SAR
Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg

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