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SpecApple iPhone 18 Pro MaxSamsung Galaxy Z Fold 8
GPSPrecision dual-frequency GPS (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou and NavIC) Digital compass Wi-Fi Cellular iBeacon micro-locationGPS, Glonass, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
SensorsFace ID, Lidar Scanner, Barometer, High-dynamic-range Gyro, High-g Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor, Dual Ambient Light SensorsAccelerometer, Barometer, Fingerprint Sensor, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Hall Sensor, Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor
IP RatingIP68IP48
AI FeaturesApple IntelligenceGalaxy AI, MY FANCAM, PHOTO ASSIST, Now Nudg
Extra FeaturesApple N1 Wireless Networking Chip, Apple Second-generation Ultra Wideband Chip, Siri With Expressive Voices, Aluminium Unibody Design Ceramic Shield 2 Front Ceramic Shield Back, Emergency Sos Crash Detection, Apple C2 Cellular Modem, Thread Networking Technology, Action ButtonUnfolded: 161.4 x 123.9 x 4.5 mm Folded: 81.9 x 123.9 x 9.7 mm, Samsung DeX Support, SmartThings Support, KNOX PRIVACY, Dual-layer Flex Titanium Plate Under The Display, Armor FlexHinge
Water ResistanceYes, 6 m upto 30 minYes, 1 m upto 30 min
Fingerprint SensorNoYes, Side
FlashYes, Dual LEDYes, LED
Features8x Optical‑quality Zoom In, 2x Optical Zoom Out; 16x Optical‑quality Zoom Range, Digital Zoom Up To 40x, Customisable Default Lens (Fusion Main), Pro Controls For Lens Aperture, Shutter Speed, White Balance And Viewing Histogram, Apple Reference Image (Fusion Main), Sapphire Crystal Lens Cover, Adaptive True Tone Flash, Photonic Engine, Deep Fusion, Smart Hdr, Next-generation Portraits With Focus And Depth Control, Portrait Lighting With Six Effects, Night Mode, Panorama (Up To 63mp), Photographic Styles, Smart Focus Tracking, Spatial Photos, 48mp Macro Photography, Proraw, Wide Colour Capture For Photos And Live Photos, Lens Correction (Fusion Ultra Wide), Advanced Red-eye Correction, Auto Image Stabilisation, Burst Mode, Photo Geotagging, Image Formats Captured: HEIF, JPEG And Dng, Video Recording: 4k Dolby Vision Video Recording At 24 Fps, 25 Fps, 30 Fps, 60 Fps, 100 Fps (Fusion Main), Or 120 Fps (Fusion Main), 1080p Dolby Vision Video Recording At 25 Fps, 30 Fps, 60 Fps Or 120 Fps (Fusion Main), 720p Dolby Vision Video Recording At 30 Fps, Cinematic Mode Up To 4k Dolby Vision At 60 Fps, Cinematic Mode Effects From Video, Pro Controls For Lens Aperture, Shutter Speed, White Balance And Viewing Histogram, Smart Focus Tracking, Improved Low-light Video At 1080p, Action Mode Up To 2.8k Dolby Vision At 60 Fps, Spatial Video Recording At 1080p At 30 Fps, Prores Video Recording Up To 4k At 120 Fps With External Recording, Prores Raw, Academy Color Encoding System, Apple Log, Genlock Support, Macro Video Recording, Including Slow Motion And Time Lapse, Slow‑motion Video Support For 1080p Up To 240 Fps And 4k Dolby Vision Up To 120 Fps (Fusion Main), Dual Capture Up To 4k Dolby Vision At 30 Fps, Time‑lapse Video With Stabilisation Up To 4k Dolby Vision, Night Mode Time‑lapse, Quicktake Video Up To 4k Dolby Vision At 60 Fps, Second‑generation Sensor‑shift Optical Image Stabilisation For Video (Fusion Main), 3d Sensor‑shift Optical Image Stabilisation And Autofocus For Video (Fusion Telephoto), Digital Zoom Up To 24x, Audio Zoom, True Tone Flash, Cinematic Video Stabilisation (4k, 1080p And 720p), Continuous Autofocus Video, Take 8mp Still Photos While Recording 4k Video, Playback Zoom, Video Formats Recorded: Hevc, H.264, Prores And Prores Raw, Spatial Audio And Stereo Recording, Four Studio‑quality Mics, Wind Noise Reduction, Audio MixOptical Quality Zoom 2x (Enabled by Adaptive Pixel sensor) , Digital Zoom up to 10x, ProVisual Engine
Auto FocusYes, Phase Detection autofocusYes
Rear Camera48 MP ƒ/1.48-4 (Wide Angle) / Fusion Main With Variable Aperture (Ƒ/1.48, Ƒ/1.8, Ƒ/2.8, Ƒ/4.0): 24 Mm, Second-generation Sensor-shift Optical Image Stabilisation, 100% Focus Pixels, Super-high-resolution Photos (24mp And 48mp) Also Enables 12mp Optical-quality 2x Telephoto: 48 Mm, Second‑generation Sensor‑shift Optical Image Stabilisation, 100% Focus Pixels 48 MP ƒ/2.8 (Telephoto) / 48mp Fusion Telephoto: 100 Mm (4x), Ƒ/2.8 Aperture, Hybrid Focus Pixels, 3d Sensor‑shift Optical Image Stabilisation And Autofocus, Tetraprism Design, Super-high-resolution Photos (24mp And 48mp), Also Enables 12mp Optical-quality 8x Telephoto: 200 Mm, Ƒ/2.8 Aperture, Hybrid Focus Pixels, 3d Sensor‑shift Optical Image Stabilisation And Autofocus, Tetraprism Design 48 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) / f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF50 MP ƒ/1.8 (Wide Angle) / 23mm (wide), 1/1.57", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 50 MP ƒ/1.9 (Ultra Wide) / 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.5", 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF
Front Camera18 MP ƒ/1.9 (Ultra Wide) / 18mp Center Stage Camera Ƒ/1.9 Aperture Autofocus With Focus Pixels / Autofocus, Retina Flash10 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 10 MP ƒ/2.2 (Cover camera:) / Punch Hole
Video Recording4K @ 120 fps UHD, 1080p4K @ 60 fps UHD, 8K @ 30 fps UHD, 1080p @ 60 fps FHD
Front Video Recording4K, 1080p4K @ 60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 60 fps FHD
ColorsBlack, Silver, Glacier, BurgundyLavender, Graphite, Cream, Pistachio
Weight249 g201 g
Dimensions78 x 163.4 x 8.75 mm123.9 x 161.4 x 4.5 mm
RAM12 GB16 GB
Size5391 mAh, Li-ion Battery4800 mAh, Si/C Li-Ion Battery
Fast ChargingYesYes, 45W Fast Charging
Wireless ChargingYes, Magsafe Wireless Charging Up To 25w, Qi2 Wireless Charging Up To 25wYes, 20W wireless
Video Playback Time43 hours26 hours
PPI~ 460 PPI~ 403 PPI
Size6.9 inches, 1320 x 2868 pixels, 120 Hz7.6 inches, 1828 x 2448 pixels, 120 Hz
TypeColor OLED Screen (1B Colors)Color Dynamic AMOLED 2X Screen (16M Colors)
NotchYes, Dynamic IslandYes, Punch Hole
Brightness1000 Nits Max Brightness (Typical); 1,600 Nits Peak Brightness (Hdr); 3,000 Nits Peak Brightness (Outdoor); 1 Nit Minimum Brightness3000 nits Peak Brightness
Glass TypeCeramic Shield 2Gorilla Glass Ceramic 3 On The Front and Gorilla Glass Victus 2 On The Back
HDR SupportYesYes, HDR10+
Aspect Ratio19.5:94:3
Screen to Body Ratio~ 90.7%~ 88.9%
Adaptive Refresh RateYesYes, LTPO
ModeliPhone 18 Pro MaxSM-F971B, SM-F971B/DS, SM-F971U, SM-F971U1
Sim SizeeSIM+Nano SIMSIM 1 + eSIM / Dual eSIM SIM
Release DateSeptember 09, 2026July 22, 2026
OSiOS v27Android v17
CPUHexa Core Processor4.74 GHz, Octa Core Processor
GPU7‑core GPUAdreno 840
NPUDual 16‑core Neural EngineQualcomm Hexagon NPU
ChipsetApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy
Core Details2 Super Cores And 4 Efficiency Cores2x4.74 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M
MusicAAC, APAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Atmos Spatial Audio playback User‑configurable maximum volume limitMP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, APE, DSF, DFF
VideoSupported formats include HEVC, H.264, AV1 and ProRes HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10+/HDR10 and HLG Up to 4K HDR AirPlay for mirroring, photos and video out to Apple TV (2nd generation or later) or AirPlay‑enabled smart TVMP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM
VoLTEYesYes, Dual Stand-By
5G BandsFDD-5G NR (Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n75, n77, n78, n79) TDD-5G NR (Bands n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n77, n78, n79)5G* FDD Sub6 ,N1(2100), N2(1900), N3(1800), N5(850), N7(2600), N8(900), N12(700), N20(800), N25(1900), N26(850), N28(700), N66(AWS-3) 5G* TDD Sub6, N38(2600), N40(2300), N41(2500), N77(3700), N78(3500)
BluetoothYes, v6.0Yes, v6.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Wifi VersionWi‑Fi 7 (802.11be) with 2x2 MIMO802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be 2.4GHz+5GHz+6GHz, EHT320, MIMO, 4096-QAM
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- NFC
- Yes
- Face Unlock
- Yes
- Dust Resistant
- Yes
- 3.5mm Headphone Jack
- No
- OIS
- Yes
- Storage
- 1 TB
- Type
- Non-Removable Battery
- Touch
- Yes
- Dual Sim
- Yes
- Sim Type
- Dual Sim, GSM+GSM
- Device Type
- Smartphone
- eSIM Support
- Yes
- Java
- No
- Browser
- Yes
- Yes
- FM Radio
- No
- Document Reader
- Yes
- 3G
- Yes
- 4G
- Yes
- 5G
- Yes
- USB
- Yes, USB-C v3.2
- EDGE
- Yes
- GPRS
- Yes
- Wifi
- Yes, with wifi-hotspot
- USB Features
- USB Tethering, USB on-the-go, USB Charging, USB Storage
- Ultra Wideband (UWB) Support
- Yes