Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy A55

Should you buy Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max or Samsung Galaxy A55? Find out which mobile phone is best for you - compare the two models on the ba...sis of price and key specs like performance, price, camera, display, ram, storage, battery capacity, operating system, Network Connectivity, Multimedia and more.

SpecificationsApple iPhone 17 Pro MaxSamsung Galaxy A55
Price149900.023418.0
Operating SystemiOS 26Android v14
Camera48MP+12MP+48MP And 18MP50 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP And 32 MP
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Audio

Audio Features

- Dolby Atmos

Audio Jack

Lightning USB Type-C

Loudspeaker

Yes Yes

Stereo Speakers

- Yes

Battery

Capacity

5000 mAh 5000 mAh

Quick Charging

Yes Yes, Fast, 25W

Removable

No No

Standby Time

Up to 39 hours video playback -

Type

Li-ion Li-ion

USB Type-C

Yes Yes

Wireless Charging

Yes -

Camera

Autofocus

Yes No

Flash

Yes, LED Flash No

Front Camera

18MP 32 MP

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels 8150 x 6150 Pixels

Rear Camera

48MP+12MP+48MP 50 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Macro Mode

Video Recording

4K 120fps 3840x2160 @ 30 fps

Design

Build Material

Aluminium frame Back: Gorilla Glass

Colours

Silver, Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue Awesome Iceblue, Awesome Lilac, Awesome Navy

Ruggedness

- Dust proof

Water Resistance

IP68 -

Weight

231 gram 213 grams

Dimensions

Dimensions

Larger size (exact dimensions approximate) -

Height

- 161.1 mm

Thickness

- 8.2 mm

Width

- 77.4 mm
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Display

Aspect Ratio

- 19.5:9

Bezel-less display

- Yes with punch-hole display

Brightness

3000 nits 550 nits

Display Type

Super Retina XDR OLED Super AMOLED

HDR / Ultra HDR

Yes -

Pixel Density

460 ppi 390 ppi

Refresh Rate

120Hz 120 Hz

Resolution

2868x1320 pixels 32 MP f/2.2, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length, 2.74" sensor size, 0.8µm pixel size)

Screen Protection

Ceramic Shield 2 front Corning Gorilla Glass, Glass Victus Plus

Screen Size

6.9-inch 6.6 inches (16.76 cm)

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.4% 86.5 %

General

Brand

Apple Samsung

Custom UI

- Samsung One UI

Launch Date

September 9, 2025 March 15, 2024

Model

iPhone 17 Pro Max -

Operating System

iOS 26 Android v14

SAR Value

- Head: 1.148 W/kg

Network & Connectivity

Bluetooth

6.0 Yes, v5.3

GPS

GPS (NavIC, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS) Yes with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

Yes Yes

Network Support

5G 5G Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SIM 1

- 5G Bands: FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N26 / N28 / N66 TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available

SIM 2

- 5G Bands: FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N26 / N28 / N66 TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available

SIM Size

Dual SIM (eSIM + Nano SIM) SIM1: Nano, SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

VoLTE

Yes Yes

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 7 Yes, Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz, MIMO

Wi-Fi Calling

- Yes

Performance

Graphics

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics) AMD Xclipse 530

Processor

Apple A19 Pro chip Samsung Exynos 1480

Processor Fabrication

3nm -

RAM

12GB 8 GB

RAM Type

- LPDDR5

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No Yes

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Storage

Expandable Memory

No Yes, Up to 1 TB

Internal Memory

256GB/512GB/1TB/2TB 128 GB

Storage Type

- UFS 3.1

User Available Storage

- Up to 109 GB
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