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Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos)
Display
86
97
Camera
90
0
Performance
84
95
Gaming
63
94
Battery
80
75
Connectivity
86
98
QuickComparison Score
83
0
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Key differences

Key distinctions and advantages between Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max and Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos)

Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

  • + Apple A17 Pro chipset
  • + 6.7 inches display
  • + 120 Hz refresh rate
  • + 8 GB RAM
  • + 48 megapixels main camera

Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos)

  • + Samsung Exynos 2600 chipset
  • + 6.7 inches display
  • + 120 Hz refresh rate
  • + 12 GB RAM
  • + 50 megapixels main camera

Pros & Cons

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
  • Excellent display
  • Strong camera system
  • Flagship-level performance
  • Excellent battery life
  • 5G connectivity
  • No 3.5mm headphone jack

"A high-end flagship Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max smartphone with strong camera (90/100), excellent display. Suited for flagship-tier daily use and demanding tasks."

Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos)
  • Excellent display
  • Flagship-level performance
  • Great gaming capability
  • Excellent battery life
  • 5G connectivity
  • No 3.5mm headphone jack

"A high-end flagship Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos) smartphone with strong display (97/100), excellent performance. Suited for flagship-tier daily use and demanding tasks."

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Benchmarks

Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
2974
Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos) +5%
3134
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) 7533 11020
Compute Score (GPU) 28374 27019
AnTuTu Benchmark 11 1421780 2917441
GPU 463771 1130396
Memory 166223 355500
UX 431280 481874
Total Score 1421780 2917441
3DMark Steel Nomad Light 1388 —
Stability 71% —
Graphics test — —
Graphics score — —
3DMark Solar Bay 6090 —
Section 1 — —
Section 2 — —
Section 3 — —

Specifications

Display
Specification Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max ↗ Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos) ↗
Type OLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1290 x 2796 pixels 1440 x 3120 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 460 ppi 516 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 2000 nits 1500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1600 nits 2600 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Armor 2
Screen-to-body ratio 89.8% 91.7%
Display features - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 99.8% 99.8%
PWM 240 Hz 240 Hz
Response time 1 ms 2 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto) 1788 nits 2598 nits
Design and Build
Specification Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max ↗ Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos) ↗
Height 159.9 mm (6.3 inches) 158.4 mm (6.24 inches)
Width 76.7 mm (3.02 inches) 75.8 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) 7.3 mm (0.29 inches)
Weight 221 g (7.8 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Silver, Blue White, Black, Silver, Blue, Pink, Purple
Fingerprint scanner No Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3.01/5)
Drop resistance Excellent (A) · 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio 89.8% 91.7%
Performance
Specification Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max ↗ Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos) ↗
SoC
Chipset Apple A17 Pro Samsung Exynos 2600
Max clock 3780 MHz 3800 MHz
CPU cores 6 (2 + 4) 10 (1 + 3 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2.11 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 3.78 GHz: Everest - 6 cores at 2.75 GHz: C1-Pro - 3 cores at 3.25 GHz: C1-Pro - 1 core at 3.8 GHz: C1-Ultra
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 3 nanometers 2 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Apple Neural Engine AI engine with 32K MAC NPU
GPU
Graphics
GPU shading units
GPU clock
FLOPS
Memory
Specification Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max ↗ Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos) ↗
RAM
Ram Size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size
Storage type
Memory Card
Software
Specification Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max ↗ Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos) ↗
Operating system iOS 17 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.4) Android 16
OS updates 7 years 7 years
Security updates 7 years 7 years
Battery
Specification Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max ↗ Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos) ↗
Capacity 4441 mAh 4900 mAh
Max charge power 23 W 45 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (7.5 W) Yes (25 W)
Reverse charging Yes Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes (46% in 30 min) Yes (69% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:49 hr 1:01 hr
Battery cycles 1200 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 12:36 hr 10:28 hr
Watching video 22:07 hr 22:00 hr
Gaming 06:58 hr 06:55 hr
Standby 139 hr 107 hr
General battery life 31:37 hr 27:15 hr
Main Camera
Specification Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max ↗ Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos) ↗
Matrix 48 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 12 MP 10 MP
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No Up to 30FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP 4) Depth 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support
Standard lens
Aperture f/1.78 - 2.8 f/2.4
Focal length 120 mm 67 mm
Sensor Sony IMX913 Samsung ISOCELL 3LD
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Ultra-wide lens
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1 micron
Selfie Camera
Specification Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max ↗ Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos) ↗
Megapixels 12 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4032 x 3024 4000 x 3000
Aperture f/1.9 f/2.2
Focal length 23 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX714 Samsung S5K3LU
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) Yes No
Connectivity
Specification Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max ↗ Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos) ↗
Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes, DP 1.2
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Type of SIM card eSIM Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
3G network UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
4G network LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71) LTE B1(2100), B2(1900), B3(1800), B4(AWS), B5(850), B7(2600), B8(900), B12(700), B13(700), B17(700), B18(800), B19(800), B20(800), B25(1900), B26(850), B28(700), B38(2600), B39(1900), B40(2300), B41(2500), B66(AWS-3)
5G support Yes Yes
Sound
Specification Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max ↗ Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos) ↗
Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness 92.3 dB 90.1 dB
Other
Specification Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max ↗ Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos) ↗
Category Flagship Flagship
Announced September 2023 February 2026
Release date September 2023 March 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $1199 $1249
Sensors - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included

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