Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 1TB vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max 1TB

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 1TB vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max 1TB 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 15 Pro Max 1TB scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 7,193, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 1TB scores 5,137, making Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max 1TB the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 1TB offers a screen size of 7.6 inches, while Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max 1TB offers 6.7 inches, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 1TB the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 1TB features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max 1TB's Super Retina XDR, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 1TB the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 1TB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max 1TB offers 48 MP, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 1TB better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max 1TB offers a higher front camera resolution with 12 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 1TB offers 10 MP, making Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max 1TB better for front camera photography.

Battery: Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max 1TB delivers longer battery life with None, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 1TB delivers 15h 38m, making Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max 1TB the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 1TB and Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max 1TB offer the same internal storage of 1 GB.

Expert Review: Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max 1TB receives a higher expert rating of 8.4 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 1TB is rated 8.3.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max 1TB receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 1TB has a rating of 4.5.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 1TB

₹184,999

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Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max 1TB

₹199,900

@ Flipkart

Summary

Release Date

27 Jul, 2023

13 Sep, 2023

06 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 2	Apple	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 3.36 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 3.78 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Main Display


7.6 inches (19.3 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	Super Retina XDR	AMOLED
1812x2176 px	1290x2796 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

6.2 inches (15.75 cm)	N/A	N/A
904x2316 px	N/A	N/A

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	12 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


10 MP + 4 MP Wide Angle Lens	12 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


4400 mAh	4441 mAh	6500 mAh
25W Fast Charging	20W Fast Charging	90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

1 TB	1 TB	256 GB
UFS 4.0	NVMe	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.3/10

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8.4/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

Brighter screen
Smooth performance & decent battery
Slimmer & lighter
Feature-rich

Slightly smaller & lighter
Smooth performance
Excellent cameras & pro features
Type-C finally

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Pricey
Same design as before
Cameras aren`t amazing

Action button performs 1 task
Slow charging
Pricey

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.5/5

(541 ratings)

4.6/5

(762 ratings)

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,492,136 AnTuTu Score	1,545,034 AnTuTu Score	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
15h 38m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Not Available in any store

₹199,900

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₹79,999

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General

Launch Date

Jul 27, 2023

(Official)

Sep 13, 2023

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v13.0

iOS v17

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Years

5 Years

5 Year

Security Updates

5 Years

7 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Apple

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

3.36 GHz, Single core, Cortex X3 2.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A715 2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A510

Hexa Core

3.78 GHz, Dual core 2.11 GHz, Quad core

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 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)

Adreno 740

Apple GPU (six-core graphics)

Adreno 829

RAM

12 GB

8 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5

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.

1,492,136

1,545,034

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

18.0 s

13.0 s

14.0 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

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %

8.0 %

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

26.5 %

43.2 %

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Super Retina XDR

AMOLED

Screen Size

7.6 inches (19.3 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1812x2176 px

1290x2796 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

1750 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

2000 nits

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

2000 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

21.6:18

19.5:9

Pixel Density

373 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

176.2 %

89.65 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus 2

Yes

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

154.9 mm

159.9 mm

150.83 mm

Width

67.1 mm

76.7 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

13.4 mm

8.2 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

253 grams

221 grams

191 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Glass

Form Factor

Foldable Touch

N/A

Water Resistance

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

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

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle23 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGN3 ISO-CELL 1µm pixel size

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 Cameraf/1.57IMX921

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

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera1/3.94" sensor size 1µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera120 mm focal length 1/3.06" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

8000 x 6000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

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

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Apple ProRAW
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

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

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Bokeh portrait video

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

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

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

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

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

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

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4400 mAh

4441 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 40 Hours(4G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

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.

15h 38m

N/A

16h 04m

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

0h 43m 17s

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

NVMe

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N66 / N70 / N77 / N78 / N79

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 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) / 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)

N/A

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N66 / N70 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

N/A

Head: 1.07 W/kg Body: 1.11 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

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

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.3

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes

N/A

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos

Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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Not Available in any store

₹199,900

@ Flipkart

₹79,999

@ Amazon