Samsung Galaxy Fold vs Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy Fold vs Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max runs at a higher processing speed of 3.46 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy Fold runs at 2.84 GHz, making Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy Fold offers a screen size of 7.3 inches, while Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max offers 6.9 inches, making Samsung Galaxy Fold the larger display of the two. Both Samsung Galaxy Fold and Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max feature the same Dynamic AMOLED display.


Rear Camera: Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Fold offers 12 MP, making Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max better for rear camera photography.


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


Battery: Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max offers a higher battery capacity with 5567 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy Fold offers 4380 mAh, making Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max better for longer battery life.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy Fold offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max offers 256 GB, making Samsung Galaxy Fold the better option for storage.

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Samsung Galaxy Fold
₹79,990
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₹179,900
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Summary

Spec Score

84%
90%

Release Date

29 Oct, 2019
18 Sep, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 855
Apple A20 Pro
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
Hexa Core (upto 3.464 GHz)
12 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Main Display

7.3 inches (18.54 cm)
6.9 inches (17.53 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED
Super Retina XDR OLED
1536x2152 px
1320x2868 px (FHD+)
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

4.6 inches (11.68 cm)
N/A
720x1680 px
N/A

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP
Telephoto Primary Camera (upto 16x Optical Zoom)
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
48 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 4x Optical Zoom)
16 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
48 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

10 MP + 8 MP
18 MP

Battery

4380 mAh
5567 mAh
Fast Charging
60W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

512 GB
256 GB
UFS 3.0
NVMe

User Ratings

3.4/5
(60 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

445,125
AnTuTu Score
N/A

Video

Videos
2 More Videos
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Sep 18, 2026
(Expected)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
iOS v27

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
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Apple A20 Pro

Processor

Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 485 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 485 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 485
Hexa Core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm
2 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 640
Apple GPU (seven-core graphics)

RAM

12 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

N/A
Vapor Chamber

Performance Test Results

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

445,125
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

23.0 s
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED
Super Retina XDR OLED

Screen Size

7.3 inches  (18.54 cm)
6.9 inches  (17.53 cm)

Resolution

1536x2152 px
1320x2868 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
3000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
1600 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
20:9

Pixel Density

362 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

160.36 %
91.5 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
Yes

Design

Height

160.9 mm
163.4 mm

Width

62.9 mm
78 mm

Thickness

15.5 mm
8.75 mm

Weight

276 grams
249 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Ceramic Shield Glass

Form Factor

Foldable Touch
N/A

Dimensions

Folded: 160.9 x 62.9 x 15.5 mm
Unfolded: 160.9 x 117.9 x 6.9 mm
N/A

Water Resistance

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

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.5 Wide Angle 77° field-of-view27 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size ISO-CELL 1.4µm pixel size
48 MP
Primary Camera40x Digital Zoom 16x Optical Zoomf/4.0 Telephoto24 mm focal length
12 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera52 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1µm pixel size
48 MP
f/2.88 Telephoto Camera100 mm focal length
16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length 1µm pixel size
48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes
Yes Sensor Shift Optical Image Stabilisation

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Touch to focus
40 x Digital Zoom
16 x Optical Zoom
Apple ProRAW
Auto Flash
Face detection

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 60 fps
4k @100/120 fps
Full HD @120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Slow Motion
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
ProRes Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

10 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1.22µm pixel size
18 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera
8 MP
f/1.9 Camera24 mm focal length
N/A
10 MP
f/2.2 Camera
N/A

Autofocus

No
Yes

Flash

N/A
Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
4k @24/25/30/60 fps
Full HD @25/30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Best In Class

Capacity

4380 mAh
5567 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 47 Hours(4G)
Up to 24 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes 60W Fast Charging 50% in 15 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes
Yes 25W Wireless Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Reverse Charging

N/A
Yes

Storage

Internal Storage

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

Storage Type

UFS 3.0
NVMe

Expandable Storage

No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM
SIM1: eSIM SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

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 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79
N/A
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) / 600(band 71) / 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 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) / 700 (band 12)
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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 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
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 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
No

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
N/A

Other Sensors

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