Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max vs. Samsung Galaxy A25 vs. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G

Commercialization

Brand

Apple

Samsung

Samsung

Model

iPhone 16 Pro Max

Galaxy A25

Galaxy S21 FE 5G

Known Since Year

Sold since year

Discontinued since year

Colors Available

Black Titanium, White Titanium, Blue Titanium, Natural Titanium

Brave Black, Personality Yellow, Fantasy Blue, Optimistic Blue

White, Graphite, Lavender, Olive

Communications

Cell Technology

5G

5G

5G

SIM/Chip Type

Dual eSIM (USA) or Nano-SIM and eSIM (Intl)

Nano-SIM

Nano-SIM

Cell Bands

USA: SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Intl: SA/NSA/Sub6

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 26, 28, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6

USA: 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Intl: 1, 3, 5, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6

WiFi

802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, dual-band

802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band

802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band

Bluetooth

5.4, A2DP, LE

5.3, A2DP, LE

5.0, A2DP, LE

Geolocation

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

NFC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Broadcast Radio

No

No

No

Physical Ports

Data Connector

USB Type-C

USB Type-C

USB Type-C

Data Technology

USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort

USB Type-C 2.0

USB Type-C, OTG

Headphones Connector

No

No

No

CPU, Memory and Storage

Chipset

Apple A18 Pro (3 nm)

Exynos 1280

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G

CPU(s)

Hexa-core

Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)

Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

Apple GPU

Mali-G68

Adreno 660

Min. RAM

8 GiB

4 GiB

6 GiB

Max. RAM

8 GiB

8 GiB

8 GiB

Min. Storage

Max. Storage

Type of Storage

NVMe

UFS 3.1

Display

Technology

LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED

Super AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2X

Scratch Protection

Ceramic Shield

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Peak Brightness

2000 nits

1000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

120 Hz

120 Hz

Size (Diam.)

6.9 in

6.5 in

6.4 in

Horizontal Resolution

1328 pixels

1080 pixels

1080 pixels

Vertical Resolution

2878 pixels

2340 pixels

2340 pixels

Pixel Density

460 ppi

396 ppi

403 ppi

Features and Software

Original Operative System

iOS 18

Android 14, One UI 6

Android 12, One UI 4.1

Updated Operative System

Android 14, One UI 6.1

Biometric Locking

Face ID

Fingerprint (side-mounted)

Fingerprint (under display, optical)

Other Sensors

accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

accelerometer, gyro, compass

accelerometer, gyro, compass

IP Rating

IP68

IP68

Main Camera

Resolution

48 MP

50 MP

12 MP

Focal Length

24 mm

27 mm

26 mm

Lens Aperture

f/1.8

f/1.8

f/1.8

Image Stabilization

sensor-shift OIS

OIS

OIS

Auto-Focus

dual pixel PDAF

PDAF

dual pixel PDAF

Pixel Size

1.22 μm

0.64 μm

1.8 μm

Wide Camera

Resolution

48 MP

8 MP

12 MP

Focal Length

13 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.2

f/2.2

Auto-Focus Technology

dual pixel PDAF

Pixel Size

1.12 μm

1.12 μm

Telephoto Camera

Resolution

12 MP

8 MP

Zoom

5x optical

3x optical

Focal Length

120 mm

76 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.8

f/2.4

Image Stabilization Technology

3D sensor‑shift OIS

OIS

Auto-Focus Technology

dual pixel PDAF

PDAF

Pixel Size

1.12 μm

1 μm

2nd Telephoto Camera

Resolution

Zoom

Focal Length

Lens Aperture

Image Stabilization Technology

Auto-Focus Technology

Pixel Size

Front Camera

Resolution

12 MP

13 MP

32 MP

Focal Length

23 mm

26 mm

Lens Aperture

f/1.9

f/2.2

f/2.2

Auto-Focus Technology

PDAF

Pixel Size

1.12 μm

0.8 μm

Energy and Autonomy

Battery Type/Chemistry

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Battery Capacity

Battery Replacement Model

non-removable

non-removable

non-removable

Wired Charging Tech.

PD2.0

PD3.0

Wired Charging Power

15 W

25 W

25 W

Wireless Charging Tech.

MagSafe

n/a

Qi/PMA

Wireless Charging Power

15 W

15 W

Product Dimensions and Weight

Height

Width

Thickness

Weight

Packaging Dimensions and Weight

Length

Width

Height

Weight

Performance

AnTuTu (v8)

566 529

AnTuTu (v9)

443 234

719 696

AnTuTu (v10)

480 771

GeekBench (v5)

GeekBench (v5.1)

GeekBench (v6)