Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro

A19 Pro chip

6-core CPU with 2 performance and 4 efficiency cores

6-core GPU with Neural Accelerators

16-core Neural Engine

Hardware-accelerated ray tracing

Qualcomm® Snapdragon® 8 Elite for Galaxy

Yes

Octa-core, 2 @4.47GHz and 6 @3.5GHz

256GB | 512GB | 1TB | 2TB

256GB | 512GB

12GB

26

Subject to change based on future operating system updates

15

Subject to change based on future operating system updates

Enabled by TrueDepth technology in the Center Stage front camera

Pay with your iPhone using Face ID in stores, within apps, and on the web

Send and receive money in Messages with Apple Cash

Complete purchases made with Apple Pay on your Mac

Pay for your ride using Express Transit

Get help with everyday tasks like sending messages, setting reminders, and more

Activate hands-free with only your voice using “Siri” or “Hey Siri,” or use Type to Siri

Protected by the strongest privacy of any intelligent assistant

Powered by Apple Intelligence, Siri is more natural and helpful

Yes

n77 C-Band, n260

n77 C-Band, n77 3.45GHz, n260

Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n71, n75, n76, n77, n78 n79, n258, n260, n261

Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n30, n38, n41, n66, n77, n78, n257, n260

Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66, 71

Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66

850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz

850/900/1700/2100/1900/2100MHz

850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz

850/900/1800/1900MHz

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

FaceTime video calling over cellular or Wi-Fi

FaceTime HD (1080p) video calling over 5G or Wi-Fi

Portrait mode in FaceTime video

FaceTime audio

Voice over LTE (VoLTE)

Wi-Fi calling

Spatial Audio

Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes

Yes

Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) with 2x2 MIMO

Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)

Yes

2.4GHz & 5GHz & 6GHz

With reader mode

Open, Secure

v6

v5.4 + EDR, A2DP, HS, LE, aptX®

Dual eSIM (two active eSIMs; stores eight or more eSIMs)

iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max use advanced eSIM technology for more convenience and security (not compatible with physical SIM cards).

eSIM-First

Yes

Yes

Quad-band

Up to 10 devices

Google Solution

MagSafe wireless charging up to 25W

Safari

Face ID

LiDAR Scanner

Barometer

High dynamic range gyro

High-g accelerometer

Proximity sensor

Dual ambient light sensors

Accelerometer, Ambient Light, Barometer, Fingerprint, Geomagnetic, Gyroscope, Proximity, Hall

Yes

Insert pictures, video clips and sound clips easily (messaging charges apply)

With Google Messages, Rich Communication Services (RCS) messaging offers larger file transfers and group messages with other RCS-capable devices. See when messages are delivered, read and when others are typing a response.

POP3, IMAP4, SSL, TLS, Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®

Yes

Apple Music®

Music

AAC, APAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby Atmos

MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, DFF, DSF, APE

Yes

Via lockscreen

M3, T4

This device is hearing aid compatible.

Conversational gain with hearing aid: 13 db

Conversational gain without hearing aid: 16 db

Yes

Yes

Yes

The AT&T Eco-Rating 2.0 system gives you environmental and social details about this device. The system uses a total of 20 performance criteria across 5 different attributes, for a total rating of 1 to 5 stars: 19-20 (5-star), 16-18 (4-star), 13-15 (3-star), 10-12 (2-star), 8-9 (1-star)

4/4

3/3

1/1

2/2

10/10