Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 5G

Comparing the Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 5,325, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 5G scores 3,965, making Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 5G offers a screen size of 7.6 inches, while Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max offers 6.7 inches, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 5G the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 5G features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max's Super Retina XDR, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max offers 48 MP, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 5G better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max offers a higher front camera resolution with 12 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 5G offers 10 MP, making Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max better for front camera photography.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 5G delivers longer battery life with 12h 04m, while Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max delivers None, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 5G offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max offers 128 GB, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 5G the better option for storage.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 5G equally at 8.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 5G has a rating of 3.1.

Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

₹134,900

(Out of Stock)

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 5G

₹89,549

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

09 Sep, 2022

16 Aug, 2022

23 Jul, 2026

Performance


Apple A16 Bionic	Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy
Hexa Core (upto 3.46 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.18 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.74 GHz)
6 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Main Display


6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	7.6 inches (19.3 cm)	8 inches (20.32 cm)
Super Retina XDR	Dynamic AMOLED 2x	Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1290x2796 px (FHD+)	1812x2176 px	2256x2504 px
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

N/A	6.2 inches (15.75 cm)	6.49 inches (16.48 cm)
N/A	904x2316 px	1080x2520 px (FHD)

Rear Camera


48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
12 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	10 MP + 4 MP Wide Angle Lens	10 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Lens

Battery


4323 mAh	4400 mAh	5000 mAh
20W Fast Charging	25W Fast Charging	45W
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	256 GB	256 GB
NVMe	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.0

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.6/10

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Pros

Dynamic Island is fun
Gorgeous display
Good performance and cameras
Crash detection

Good build & IPX8 waterproof
Lovely displays
Useful multitasking features
Smooth performance

Polished foldable design
Improved creaseless inner display
AI features and long software support
Improved battery life

Cons

Always-on display drains battery
Misses out on superfast charging
Pricey

Not a massive upgrade
No silo for the S Pen
Just 25W charging
Pricey, heavy and bulky

Pricer than Fold7
Telephoto camera could have been better

User Ratings

4.6/5

(3,343 ratings)

3.1/5

(338 ratings)

4.8/5

(400 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

945,794 AnTuTu Score	1,024,312 AnTuTu Score	3,074,056 AnTuTu Score
N/A	12h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)	20h 46m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Sep 09, 2022

(Official)

Aug 16, 2022

(Official)

Jul 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v16

Android v12L

Android v17

OS Updates

5 Years

4 Years

7 Year

Security Updates

5 Years

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Chipset

Apple A16 Bionic

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy

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Processor

Hexa Core

3.46 GHz, Dual core, Everest 2.02 GHz, Quad core, Sawtooth

Octa core

3.18 GHz, Single core, Cortex X2 2.7 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A710 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510

Octa core

4.74 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

Adreno 730

Adreno 840

RAM

6 GB

12 GB

12 GB / 16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

945,794

1,024,312

3,074,056

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

11.0 s

21.0 s

18.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

5,392

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

2.0 %

9.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

27.6 %

14.1 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Super Retina XDR

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

7.6 inches (19.3 cm)

8 inches (20.32 cm)

Resolution

1290x2796 px (FHD+)

1812x2176 px

2256x2504 px

Brightness

2000 nits

1200 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

3000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

21.6:18

16:18

Pixel Density

460 ppi

373 ppi

422 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

88.17 %

90.76 %

90.51 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

90.1 %

Design

Height

160.7 mm

155.1 mm

158.4 mm

Width

77.6 mm

130.1 mm

72.8 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm

6.3 mm

8.9 mm

Weight

240 grams

263 grams

215 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Form Factor

N/A

Foldable Touch

Dimensions

N/A

Folded: 158.4 x 72.8 x 8.9 mm
Unfolded: 158.4 x 143.2 x 4.1 mm

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

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

Yes Water resistant IP48 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera9x Digital Zoomf/1.78 Wide Angle24 mm focal length Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1.22µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGN3 ISO-CELL 1µm pixel size

200 MP
Primary Camera30x Digital Zoom 2x Optical Zoomf/1.7 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.3" sensor size S5KHP2 0.6µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1.4µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length 1/3.06" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera67 mm focal length 1/3.94" sensor size 1.0µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera77 mm focal length

10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera66 mm focal length 1/3.94" sensor size 1µm pixel size

50 MP
f/1.9 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.5" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

Yes Quad Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

12288 x 16384 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

9 x Digital Zoom
Apple ProRAW
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

30 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps

8k @24 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @960 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
ProRes Video
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

N/A

Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size

10 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size Exmor RS 1.22µm pixel size

10 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

N/A

4 MP
f/1.8 Wide Angle Camera26 mm focal length 2.0µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4323 mAh

4400 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Si/C Li-Ion

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 39 Hours(4G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 25W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 45W 67% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes

Yes 20W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

12h 04m

20h 46m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

2h 2m 13s

1h 13m 59s

57m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.0

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
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) / 2300(band 30)

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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 7009(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N77 / N78 / N79

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

N/A

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 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

N/A

Head: 1.324 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.3

Yes v5.2

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

Lightning

USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus

Dolby Atmos

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

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