Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 03, 2020	Sep 12, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$650	$1199 | €1449

Design

Dimensions
6.40 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches 162.5 x 75.6 x 8.1 mm	6.30 x 3.02 x 0.32 inches (~0.48 inches with camera bump) 159.9 x 76.7 x 8.25 mm (~12.28 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.56 oz / 186.0 g	7.80 oz / 221.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Glass Frame: Titanium
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Prism white, Prism black, Prism blue	Black Titanium, White Titanium, Blue Titanium, Natural Titanium

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 88.08% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 89.75% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED Plus, HDR	OLED, Variable 1-120Hz, HDR, 2000 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI	2796x1290px, 19.5:9 ratio, 460 PPI
Protection
	Ceramic Shield
Features
	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	2231 (Excellent)
Bright Min
1.6 (Good)	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm)	A17 Pro (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485	Hexa-core 2x3.78GHz 4x2.11G​Hz
GPU
Adreno 640	Apple GPU 6-core
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/256GB (NVMe) 8GB/512GB 8GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (11, 10)	iOS (18.x, 17.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2958
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	7288
3D Mark High
Untested	4236
3D Mark Low
Untested	2632

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Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Polymer	4422 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery	Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 21min

Browsing

11h 47min

Video

10h 30min

Gaming

9h 52min

Battery Life Estimate

7h 26min

Browsing

19h 20min

Video

9h 45min

Gaming

9h 36min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX803 Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.28" Pixel size: 2.44 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor name: Sony IMX633 Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Telephoto, 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
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) EIS	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, ProRes, Cinematic mode
Front
32 MP Video capture: 1080p	12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

154

Overall

157

Photo

152

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
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 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, Hall (for flip covers), 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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)
Other
NFC, ANT+	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	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, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12 (600/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	eSIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 18, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG770U	Date approved: Sep 12, 2023 FCC ID value: BCG-E8439A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.36 W/kg Body: 1.18 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.20 W/kg Phablet: 2.53 W/kg	Head: 0.95 W/kg Body: 0.95 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 0.95 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, n20, 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, 46, 48

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