Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 5g 1tb

Should you buy Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max or Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 5G 1TB? Find out which mobile phone is best for you - compare the two mode...ls on the basis 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 Z Fold 4 5G 1TB
Price149900.0169990.0
Operating SystemiOS 26Android v12L
Camera48MP+12MP+48MP And 18MP50 MP + 12 MP + 10 MP And 10 MP + 4 MP
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Key Specs

Battery

- 4400 mAh

Display

- 7.6 inches (19.3 cm)

Front Camera

- 10 MP + 4 MP

Processor

- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1

RAM

- 12 GB

Rear Camera

- 50 MP + 12 MP + 10 MP

Audio

Audio Jack

Lightning -

Loudspeaker

Yes -

Battery

Capacity

5000 mAh 4400 mAh

Quick Charging

Yes Yes, Fast, 25W: 50 % in 30 minutes

Removable

No No

Standby Time

Up to 39 hours video playback -

TalkTime

- Up to 39 Hours(4G)

Type

Li-ion Li-ion

USB Type-C

Yes Yes

Wireless Charging

Yes Yes

Camera

Autofocus

Yes -

Flash

Yes, LED Flash -

Front Camera

18MP -

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels -

Rear Camera

48MP+12MP+48MP -

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) -

Video Recording

4K 120fps -

Design

Build Material

Aluminium frame Back: Gorilla Glass

Colours

Silver, Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue Graygreen, Phantom Black, Beige, Burgundy

Height

- 155.1 mm

Thickness

- 6.3 mm

Water Resistance

IP68 -

Waterproof

- Yes, Water resistant (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter), IPX8

Weight

231 gram 263 grams

Width

- 130.1 mm
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Dimensions

Dimensions

Larger size (exact dimensions approximate) -

Display

Aspect Ratio

- 21.6:18

Bezel-less display

- Yes with punch-hole display

Brightness

3000 nits 1200 nits

Display Type

Super Retina XDR OLED Dynamic AMOLED 2x

HDR / Ultra HDR

Yes -

HDR 10 / HDR+ support

- Yes, HDR 10+

Pixel Density

460 ppi 373 ppi

Refresh Rate

120Hz 120 Hz

Resolution

2868x1320 pixels 1812x2176 px

Screen Protection

Ceramic Shield 2 front Corning Gorilla Glass, Glass Victus

Screen Size

6.9-inch 7.6 inches (19.3 cm)

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

- 90.76 %

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.4% -

Touch Screen

- Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Front Camera

Camera Setup

- Dual

Resolution

- 10 MP f/2.2, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(24 mm focal length, 3" sensor size, 1.22µm pixel size)4 MP f/1.8, Wide Angle Camera(26 mm focal length, 2.0µm pixel size)

Video Recording

- 3840x2160 @ 30 fps 1920x1080 @ 30 fps

General

Brand

Apple Samsung

Custom UI

- Samsung One UI

Launch Date

September 9, 2025 August 16, 2022 (Official)

Model

iPhone 17 Pro Max -

Operating System

iOS 26 Android v12L

Main Camera

Autofocus

- Yes, Phase Detection autofocus, Dual Pixel autofocus

Camera Features

- Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus

Camera Setup

- Triple

Flash

- Yes, LED Flash

Image Resolution

- 8150 x 6150 Pixels

OIS

- Yes

Resolution

- 50 MP f/1.8, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(24 mm focal length, 1µm pixel size)12 MP f/2.2, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera(12 mm focal length, 1.12µm pixel size)10 MP f/2.4, Telephoto Camera(66 mm focal length, 1µm pixel size)

Settings

- Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

- Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Video Recording

- 7680x4320 @ 24 fps 3840x2160 @ 60 fps 1920x1080 @ 60 fps 1280x720 @ 960 fps

Multimedia

Audio Features

- Dolby Atmos

Audio Jack

- USB Type-C

FM Radio

- No

Loudspeaker

- Yes

Network & Connectivity

Bluetooth

6.0 Yes, v5.2

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

SAR Value

- Head: 1.324 W/kg

SIM 1

- 5G Bands: FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N66 TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) 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) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 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

- 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) 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) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 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: eSIM

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

USB Connectivity

- Mass storage device, USB charging

VoLTE

Yes Yes

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

- Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Performance

Architecture

- 64 bit

CPU

- Octa core (3.18 GHz, Single core, Cortex X2 + 2.7 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A710 + 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510)

Chipset

- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1

Fabrication

- 4 nm

Graphics

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics) Adreno 730

Processor

Apple A19 Pro chip -

Processor Fabrication

3nm -

RAM

12GB 12 GB

RAM Type

- LPDDR5X

RAM type

- LPDDR5X

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

- Side

Other Sensors

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

Storage

Expandable Memory

No No

Internal Memory

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

Storage Type

- UFS 3.1

USB OTG

- Yes
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