Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max vs. Samsung Galaxy S23 FE vs. Samsung Galaxy A15 5G

Commercialization

Brand

Apple

Samsung

Samsung

Model

iPhone 16 Pro Max

Galaxy S23 FE

Galaxy A15 5G

Known Since Year

Sold since year

Discontinued since year

Colors Available

Black Titanium, White Titanium, Blue Titanium, Natural Titanium

Mint, Cream, Graphite, Purple, Indigo, Tangerine

Brave Black, Personality Yellow, Magical Blue, Optimistic Blue

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, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6

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

WiFi

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

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

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

Bluetooth

5.4, A2DP, LE

5.3, A2DP, LE

5.3, A2DP, LE

Geolocation

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

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

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, OTG

USB Type-C 2.0

Headphones Connector

No

No

3.5mm TRS

CPU, Memory and Storage

Chipset

Apple A18 Pro (3 nm)

Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Mediatek Dimensity 6100+ (6 nm)

CPU(s)

Hexa-core

Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)

Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

Apple GPU

Adreno 730

Mali-G57 MC2

Min. RAM

8 GiB

8 GiB

4 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

Dynamic AMOLED 2X

Super AMOLED

Scratch Protection

Ceramic Shield

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Glass

Peak Brightness

2000 nits

800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

120 Hz

90 Hz

Size (Diam.)

6.9 in

6.4 in

6.5 in

Horizontal Resolution

1328 pixels

1080 pixels

1080 pixels

Vertical Resolution

2878 pixels

2340 pixels

2340 pixels

Pixel Density

460 ppi

403 ppi

396 ppi

Features and Software

Original Operative System

iOS 18

Android 13

Android 14, One UI 6

Updated Operative System

Android 14, One UI 6.1

Biometric Locking

Face ID

Fingerprint (under display, optical)

Fingerprint (side-mounted)

Other Sensors

accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

accelerometer, gyro, compass

accelerometer, gyro, compass

IP Rating

IP68

IP68

Main Camera

Resolution

48 MP

50 MP

50 MP

Focal Length

24 mm

24 mm

Lens Aperture

f/1.8

f/1.8

f/1.8

Image Stabilization

sensor-shift OIS

OIS

Auto-Focus

dual pixel PDAF

dual pixel PDAF

AF

Pixel Size

1.22 μm

Wide Camera

Resolution

48 MP

12 MP

5 MP

Focal Length

13 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.2

f/2.2

Auto-Focus Technology

dual pixel PDAF

Pixel Size

1.12 μm

Telephoto Camera

Resolution

12 MP

8 MP

Zoom

5x optical

3x optical

Focal Length

120 mm

75 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

10 MP

13 MP

Focal Length

23 mm

26 mm

Lens Aperture

f/1.9

f/2.4

f/2

Auto-Focus Technology

PDAF

Pixel Size

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

Qi/PMA

No

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)

AnTuTu (v9)

940 921

306 274

AnTuTu (v10)

1 129 280

364 663

GeekBench (v5)

GeekBench (v5.1)

GeekBench (v6)