Samsung Galaxy A16 5G vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 07, 2024	Sep 09, 2025
Scheduled release
	(Official) Sep 19, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$230 | €249	8GB/256GB - $1199

Design

Dimensions
6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches (~0.36 inches with camera bump) 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.9 mm (~9.2 mm with camera bump)	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)
Weight
7.05 oz / 200.0 g	7.27 oz / 206.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass (Ceramic Shield) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP54	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Blue Black, Light Gray, Gold, Light Green	Silver, Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 85.99% screen-to-body	6.9-inch, 91.60% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits	OLED, Variable 1-120Hz, HDR, 3000 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI	2868x1320px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI
Protection
	Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2
Features
	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
736 (Poor)	Untested
Bright Min
1.6 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Exynos 1330 (5 nm)	Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55	Hexa-core
GPU
Mali-G68 MP2	Apple 6-core GPU
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4X)/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/256GB	8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB 8GB/1TB 8GB/2TB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (14)	iOS

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
965	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
1875	Untested
3D Mark High
367	Untested
3D Mark Low
360	Untested

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Battery

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

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 12min

Browsing

9h 43min

Video

11h 13min

Gaming

9h 52min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm	48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	48 MP (Ultra-wide, Sensor-shift OIS) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	48 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 4.0x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 100 mm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording	4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, ProRes, Cinematic mode
Front
13 MP Video capture: 1080p	Yes Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

124

Overall

130

Photo

118

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	6.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	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 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, 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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)
Other
NFC	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6	5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41
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
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	eSIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage and 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB/256GB

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G Specs	Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max Specs
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