Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 30, 2016	Sep 09, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
	12GB/256GB - $1199 | €1449 12GB/512GB - $1399 | €1699 12GB/1TB - $1599 | €1949 12GB/2TB - $1999 | €2449

Design

Dimensions
6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches 156.6 x 76.8 x 7.2 mm	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
6.42 oz / 182.0 g	8.22 oz / 233.0 g International version - 211 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Ceramic Shield) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Blue	Silver, Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 74.51% screen-to-body	6.9-inch, 91.60% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	OLED, Variable 1-120Hz, HDR, 3000 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 386 PPI	2868x1320px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass	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)
Untested	2689 (Excellent)
Bright Min
Untested	0.9 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 (14 nm)	Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2100 MHz ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53	Hexa-core
GPU
Yes	Apple 6-core GPU
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB	12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 12GB/1TB 12GB/2TB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	iOS (26.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	3775
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	9749
3D Mark High
Untested	5987
3D Mark Low
Untested	3841

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Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Ion	5088 mAh, Nano SIM model - 4832 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 40.0W Wireless: 25.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

7h 46min

Browsing

20h 9min

Video

9h 37min

Gaming

11h 34min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9	48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm
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
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, ProRes, Cinematic mode
Front
8 MP	18 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

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N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

156

Overall

162

Photo

150

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	6.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n	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
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, 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	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20	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
40	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
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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