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Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
Launch
Release Date
Feb, 2025 Sep, 2019
Status
Available Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 15, up to 7 major upgrades IOS 13
UI
One UI 7 NA
Dimensions
162.8 x 77.6 x 8.2 mm (6.41 x 3.06 x 0.32 in) 158 x 77.8 x 8.1 mm (6.22 x 3.06 x 0.32 in)
Weight
219 g 226 g
Body
Glass front (Corning Gorilla Armor 2), glass back (Corning Gorilla Armor 2), titanium frame (grade 5)
Stylus (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Front/back glass, stainless steel frame
Color Options
Titanium Silver Blue, Titanium Black, Titanium White Silver, Titanium Gray, Titanium Jade Green, Titanium Jet Black, Titanium Pink Gold Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Midnight Green (matte colors)
Display Specifications
Technology
Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X Super Retina XDR OLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
6.9 inches
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6.5 inches
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Resolution
2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 3120 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~498 ppi density) Full HD (FHD) - 1242 x 2688 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Armor 2 Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Features
120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak)
Always-on display
800 nits Dolby Vision HDR10 Wide color gamut True-tone 120 Hz touch-sensing
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Ion, 5000 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Ion ,3969 mAh
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Charging
Fast charging 45W, Power delivery 3.0, 65% in 30 min
Wireless charging 25W (Qi2/PMA)
Reverse charging Wireless 4.5W
Fast battery charging 18W: 50% in 30 min USB Power Delivery 2.0 Qi wireless charging
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (2x4.47 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M) Hexa-core (2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder)
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm) Apple A13 Bionic (7 nm+)
GPU
Adreno 830 Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
Memory & Storage
Ram
12/16GB RAM 4GB RAM
Storage Memory
256/512GB/1TB (1024GB) 64/256/512GB Built-in
Memory Card
No No
Cameras
Rear/Back
Quad 200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS
10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
50 MP, f/3.4, 111mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.52", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom
50 MP, f/1.9, 120° (ultrawide), 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
Triple 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.0, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.4, 120°, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6"
Features

Laser AF, Best Face, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS Show more

Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 216 p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps
HDR, stereo sound rec.
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Front
12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF Dual 12 MP, f/2.2
TOF 3D camera
HDR, Video 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Features
HDR, HDR10+
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
NA
Network
SIM
Nano-SIM and eSIM/ Dual eSIM or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or Electronic SIM card) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (dual-SIM) - for China CDMA 800 / 190
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Bands
LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7... LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),...
5G Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 NO
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.4, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go, DisplayPort 1.2 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Circle to Search
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Siri natural language commands and dictation
Extra
NA IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 4m for 30 mins) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified
Pricing
Price
US$ 1,299 USD $1,375
Resale Value
Very High Extreme
Comparison Result
Score
12 Point(s) 2 Point(s)
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