Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy A23

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66 - global version; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66, 71 - USA; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66, 71 - Canada, Japan; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - China, Hong Kong

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 38, 40, 41
5G network

5G band 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - global version; 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA; 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Canada, Japan; 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - China, Hong Kong

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

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LTE speed

LTE-A, 1 Gbps download, 500 Mbps upload

LTE-A
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Availability
Oficially announced

2023-09

2022-03
Status

2023-09

2022-03

Design
Build

Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), titanium frame (grade 5)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back
SIM

Nano-SIM and eSIM - global version; Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA; Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

159.9 mm

164.5 mm
Width

76.7 mm

76.9 mm
Thickness

8.3 mm

8.4 mm
Weight

221 g

195 g
Payment

Apple Pay(Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

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Waterproof

IP68 (6m and 30 mins)

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Dust proof

IP68

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Colors

Black, Blue, Natural Titanium, White

Black, Blue, Peach, White

Display
Display type

LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED

TFT
Physical size

6.7 inches

6.6 inches
Resolution

1290 x 2796 pixels

1080 x 2408 pixels
Pixel density

460 ppi

400 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Ceramic Shield glass

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Display features

Always-On display, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 2000 nits (HBM)

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Hardware
CPU

Hexa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core 3.78 GHz

Quad-core 2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold
CPU(second)

quad-core 2.11 GHz

quad-core 1.9 GHz Kryo 265 Silver
Chipset

Apple A17 Pro

Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 680 4G
GPU

Apple GPU (6-core graphics)

Adreno 610
Memory RAM

8 GB

4, 6, 8 GB
Internal storage

256, 512, 1024 GB

64, 128 GB
Memory card

No

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

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1 TB
Storage

NVMe

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OS
OS

iOS 17, upgradable to iOS 17.0.3

Android 12, One UI 4.1

Main camera
Camera type

Quad

Quad
Main camera

(wide) , 48 MP, f/1.8 , 24 mm, 1/1.28" , 1.22 µm, 25x digital zoom

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.8
(periscope telephoto) , 12 MP, f/2.8 , 120 mm, 1/3.06" , 1.12 µm, 5x optical zoom

(ultrawide) , 5 MP, f/2.2 , 1/5" , 1.12 µm
120˚ , (ultrawide) , 12 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm, 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm

(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4
TOF-3D LiDAR scanner

(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

8000 x 6000 pixels

8190 x 6120 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, Cinematic mode (4K@24/30fps), 3D (spatial) video, stereo sound rec.

1080p@30fps
Primary camera flash

dual-LED dual-tone flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, Apple ProRAW, Night Mode, Deep Fusion, Dolby Vision HDR video recording, Smart HDR 5, photographic styles, cinematic mode, night mode portraits, ProRes video recording, log video recording, ACES, macro video recording

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Dual

Single
Selfie camera

(wide) , 12 MP, f/1.9 , 23 mm, 1/3.6"

(wide) , 8 MP, f/2.2
SL 3D
Selfie camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

3264 x 2448 pixels
Selfie camera features

Face unlock, Night Mode, Deep Fusion, HDR, Cinematic mode, Smart HDR 5, digital image stabilization, autofocus, ProRes video recording

Face unlock, HDR
Selfie camera video

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

1080p@30fps

Sound
3.5mm jack

No

Yes
Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes
Earpiece

Yes

Yes

Multimedia
Radio

No

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Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

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USB

Type-C 3.0, DisplayPort

Type-C 2.0
Bluetooth

v5.3

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

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NFC

Yes

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GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

Yes

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NavIC

Yes

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