Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone XS Max vs Apple iPhone 16 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Samsung
Announced September 2018 September 2024 May 2025
Status Coming Soon - September 2018 Coming Soon - September 2024 Available. Released 2025, May
Price Rs. 109,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 89,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold Black, White, Pink, Teal, Ultramarine Titanium Icyblue, Titanium Silver, Titanium Jetblac
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm
(6.2 x 3.05 x 0.3 in)
160.9 x 77.8 x 7.8 mm
(6.33 x 3.06 x 0.31 in)
159 x 76 x 5.9 mm
(6.26 x 2.99 x 0.23 in)
Weight 208 g (7.34 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM and e-SIM Nano-SIM and eSIM - International
Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China
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2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM)
CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) LTE LTE
5G Network - SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
SA/NSA/Sub6
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 12 iOS 18 Android 15
Processor Hexa-core, Apple A12 Bionic Hexa-core, Apple A18 (3 nm) 7-core (2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 5x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M), Qualcomm SM8750-3-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm)
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Apple GPU (5-core graphics) Adreno 830
RAM 4 GB 6 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 64/256/512 GB 512 GB 512 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating FHD+ Super Retina XDR OLED Screen
HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 Nits (typ), 2000 Nits (HBM)
Ceramic Shield Glass (2024 Gen)
QHD+ OLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate, HDR10+
Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.5 inches 6.7 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1242 x 2688 pixels (456 ppi) 1290 x 2796 pixels (460 ppi) 1440 x 3120 pixels (513 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.97% 87.85% 91.15%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no no
Radio No No Unspecified
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP + 12 MP 48 MP + 12 MP 200 MP + 12 MP
Flash Quad-LED dual-tone flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash LED Flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm, 1.0µm, OIS, PDAF, 2x optical zoom, HDR
48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF
HDR (photo/panorama)
200 MP, f/1.7, (wide), 1/1.56", PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), PDAF
Best Face, HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound recording 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec. 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps
Front Camera 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, HDR, 1080p@60fps [Similar] 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
12 MP, (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, hotspot Yes
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort USB Type-C
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 (Safari) Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM 512 GB, 6 GB RAM or 256 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM NVMe 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 4.0
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 25W Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min
25W wireless (MagSafe)
15W wireless (Qi2)
4.5W reverse wired
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 25W wired
Capacity - - 3900 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 20 h (3G) - -