Samsung Galaxy Z Flip vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

59 out of 100

85 out of 100

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy Z Flip (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus) that was released on February 11, 2020, against the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A15 Bionic and came out 19 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Benchmarks
Battery life
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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone

Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip

Fingerprint scanner
Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
Has 2 SIM card slots
Reverse charging feature
CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
Weighs 57 grams less

Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1226K versus 600K)
Shows 68% longer battery life (43:42 vs 26:01 hours)
Comes with 1052 mAh larger battery capacity: 4352 vs 3300 mAh
Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
Delivers 76% higher peak brightness (1055 against 600 nits)
Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Samsung
Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
Supports higher wattage charging (27W versus 15W)
The phone is 1-year and 7-months newer

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip and Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Type	Dynamic AMOLED	OLED
Size	6.7 inches	6.7 inches
Resolution	1080 x 2636 pixels	1284 x 2778 pixels
Aspect ratio	21.9:9	19.5:9
PPI	425 ppi	458 ppi
Refresh rate	60 Hz	120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	No	Yes
Max rated brightness	700 nits	1000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR	-	1200 nits
HDR support	Yes, HDR10+	Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 6	Ceramic Shield
Screen-to-body ratio	82.5%	87.4%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display	- DCI-P3

RGB color space	98.8%	99.9%
PWM	145 Hz	238 Hz
Response time	4.2 ms	8.5 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinity	∞ Infinity

Height	167.3 mm (6.59 inches)	160.8 mm (6.33 inches)
Width	73.6 mm (2.9 inches)	78.1 mm (3.07 inches)
Thickness	7.2 mm (0.28 inches)	7.65 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight	183 g (6.46 oz)	240 g (8.47 oz)
Waterproof	No	IP68
Rear material	Glass	Glass
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	Black, Gold, Blue	Black, Silver, Gold, Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-button	No

Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus	Apple A15 Bionic
Max clock	2840 MHz	3230 MHz
CPU cores	8 (1 + 3 + 4)	6 (2 + 4)
Architecture	- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) - 1 core at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)	- 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Blizzard - 2 cores at 3.23 GHz: Avalanche
L3 cache	2 MB	-
Lithography process	7 nanometers	5 nanometers
Graphics	Adreno 640	Apple A15 GPU
GPU shading units	768	640
GPU clock	687 MHz	1338 MHz
FLOPS	~1036.8 GFLOPS	~1712.6 GFLOPS

CPU	175719	274447
GPU	165438	390073
Memory	115273	190761
UX	139253	363150
Total score	600836	1226350

Max surface temperature	41.3 °C	45.8 °C
Stability	73%	82%
Graphics test	12 FPS	56 FPS
Graphics score	2121	9446

RAM size	8 GB	6 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Memory clock	3200 MHz	2133 MHz
Channels	2	2

Storage size	256 GB	128, 256, 512, 1024 GB
Storage type	UFS 3.0	NVMe
Memory card	No	No

Operating system	Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12)	iOS 15 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17)
ROM	One UI 4.1.1	-
OS size	32.9 GB	13 GB

Capacity	3300 mAh	4352 mAh
Max charge power	15 W	27 W
Battery type	Li-Ion	Li-Ion
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	Yes (15 W)	Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging	Yes, (wireless)	No
Fast charging	Yes (60% in 30 min)	Yes (42% in 30 min)
Full charging time	1:25 hr	1:46 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	09:27 hr	14:55 hr
Watching video	10:08 hr	20:14 hr
Gaming	03:14 hr	07:34 hr
Standby	93 hr	140 hr

Main camera
Matrix	12 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	4000 x 3000	4032 x 3024
Zoom	Digital	Optical, 3x
Flash	LED	Dual LED
Stabilization	Optical	Optical
8K video recording	No	No
4K video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 60FPS
Slow motion	960 FPS (720p)	240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens	123°	120°
Lenses	2 (12 MP + 12 MP)	4 (12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP)
Wide (main) lens	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 27 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.5 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.9 micron - Sensor: 1/1.66", Sony IMX703 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization
Telephoto lens	-	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.8 - Focal length: 77 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization
Ultra-wide lens	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 22 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Phase autofocus
Depth lens	-	- Pixel size: 1 micron
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support
Samples	Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip from DxOMark	Photo samples of Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max from DxOMark

Selfie camera
Megapixels	10 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	2592 x 3872	4032 x 3024
Aperture	f/2.4	f/2.2
Focal length	26 mm	23 mm
Pixel size	1.22 microns	1 microns
Sensor type	CMOS	Exmor-RS CMOS
Sensor size	-	1/3.6"
Video resolution	2160p (4K) at 30 FPS	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS

Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac)	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features	- 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	5
Bluetooth features	LE, A2DP	LE, A2DP
USB type	USB Type-C	-
USB version	2	2
USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG
GPS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC *	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	No	No

Number of SIM *	2	1
Type of SIM card	Nano	Nano
Multi SIM mode	Standby	-
eSIM support *	Yes	Yes
Hybrid slot	No	No
LTE Cat *	16	18
5G support	Yes	Yes

Speakers	Stereo	Stereo
Headphone audio jack	No	No
FM radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	Yes	Yes

Category	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	February 2020	September 2021
Release date	May 2020	September 2021
SAR (head)	0.37 W/kg	0.99 W/kg
SAR (body)	1.55 W/kg	0.98 W/kg
Sensors	- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

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