Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7

Comparing the Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 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 17 Pro Max scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 9,921, while Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 scores 7,609, making Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max the better performer.

Display: Both Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 offer the same screen size of 6.9 inches, but Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max's Super Retina XDR OLED, making Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max offers 48 MP, making Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max offers a higher front camera resolution with 18 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 offers 10 MP, making Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max better for front camera photography.

Battery: Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max offers a higher battery capacity with 4832 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 offers 4300 mAh, making Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max receives a higher expert rating of 8.6 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 is rated 8.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max receives a higher user rating of 4.7, while Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 has a rating of 4.5.

Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max

₹147,900

@ Flipkart

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7

₹109,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

19 Sep, 2025

25 Jul, 2025

09 Jul, 2026

Performance


Apple A19 Pro	Samsung Exynos 2500	Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)	Deca Core (upto 3.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Main Display


6.9 inches (17.53 cm)	6.9 inches (17.53 cm)	6.32 inches (16.05 cm)
Super Retina XDR OLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x	AMOLED
1320x2868 px (FHD+)	1080x2520 px (FHD)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

N/A	4.1 inches (10.41 cm)	N/A
N/A	948x1048 px	N/A

Rear Camera


48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)
48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
48 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 4x Optical Zoom)	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


18 MP Wide Angle Lens	10 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


4832 mAh	4300 mAh	6700 mAh
40W Fast Charging	25W Fast Charging	80W Super VOOC Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	256 GB
NVMe	UFS 4.0	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.6/10

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8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.1/10

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Pros

Vapour chamber for sustained performance
Upgraded telephoto & selfie cameras
Refreshed design
Solid battery life & faster charging

Bigger cover screen looks great
Lightweight, sleek, and pocketable design
Slightly better battery life than its predecessor

Impressive cameras
Standout design
Interesting AI features

Cons

Digital zoom still lacking
Apple Intelligence needs improvement
Thicker & heavier
Pricey

Cover screen functionality is still limited
Slow charging speeds
Throttles under heavy load

Pricey
Chipset could be better

User Ratings

4.7/5

(1,925 ratings)

4.5/5

(197 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,521,699 AnTuTu Score	1,515,751 AnTuTu Score	1,457,989 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	23h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹147,900 @ Flipkart	Not Available in any store	₹61,999 @ Oppo.com
Not Available in any other store		₹61,999 @ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Sep 19, 2025

(Official)

Jul 25, 2025

(Official)

Jul 02, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v26

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

7 Year

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

6 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Samsung One UI

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

Apple A19 Pro

Samsung Exynos 2500

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4

Processor

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core Quad core

Deca Core

3.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X925 2.36 GHz, Penta Core, Cortex A725 2.74 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A725 1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A520

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725 1.84 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (six-core graphics)

Xclipse 950

Adreno 722

RAM

12 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

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

2,521,699

1,515,751

1,457,989

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

17.0 s

18.0 s

21.0 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

2,078

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

3.0 %

7.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

15.6 %

8.6 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

Super Retina XDR OLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)

6.32 inches (16.05 cm)

Resolution

1320x2868 px (FHD+)

1080x2520 px (FHD)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

2600 nits

1800 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

N/A

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

21:9

20:9

Pixel Density

460 ppi

397 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

91.5 %

88.92 %

89.34 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

88.7 %

93.4 %

Design

Height

163.4 mm

166.7 mm

151.21 mm

Width

78 mm

75.2 mm

72.42 mm

Thickness

8.75 mm

6.5 mm

8.36 mm

Weight

231 grams

188 grams

193 grams

Build Material

Back: Ceramic Shield 2

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

N/A

Form Factor

N/A

Foldable Touch

N/A

Dimensions

N/A

Unfolded: 166.7 x 75.2 x 6.5 mm
Folded: 85.5 x 75.2 x 13.7 mm

N/A

Water Resistance

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

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

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.78 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1.22µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoom 2x Optical Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view23 mm focal length 1/1.57" sensor size 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera18x Digital Zoom 3.5x Optical Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view24 mm focal length

48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length

48 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera100 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera80 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Apple ProRAW
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

18 x Digital Zoom
3.5 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @24/25/30/60/100/120 fps
Full HD @25/30/60/120/240 fps
HD @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @60/120/240 fps
HD @960 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
ProRes Video
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Slow Motion

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Resolution

18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera

10 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera18 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie

N/A

Video Recording

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

4k @30/60 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

4832 mAh

4300 mAh

6700 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Yes 25W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 30W Wireless Charging Charging Time: 30 mins

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

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

23h 00m

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

1h 17m 0s

1h 2m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB / 2 TB

256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 4.0

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 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) / 700 (band 12)

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) / 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) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N66 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)

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) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)