Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy A57 5G

A20 Pro chip

6-core CPU with 2 super cores and 4 efficiency cores

7-core GPU with Neural Accelerators

Dual 16-core Neural Engine

Hardware-accelerated ray tracing

Samsung Exynos 1680

Yes

Octa-core, 1 @2.9GHz, 4 @2.6GHz, 3 @1.9GHz

256GB | 512GB | 1TB | 2TB

128GB

8GB

iPhone with 27

Subject to change based on future operating system updates

16

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

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

Bands n1, n2, n5, n25, n30, n41, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78

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, 48, 53, 66, 71

Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71

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

850/900/1700/1900/2100

Bands 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz

850/900/1800/1900

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

FaceTime video calling over cellular or Wi-Fi

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

Center Stage for video calling

FaceTime audio

Voice over LTE (VoLTE)

Wi-Fi calling

Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes

Yes

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

Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)

Yes

2.4GHz & 5GHz & 6GHz

NFC with reader mode

Open, Secure

v6

v6.0

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

iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max use advanced eSIM technology for more convenience and security (not compatible with physical SIM cards).

Dual SIM with eSIM first

Yes

Yes

Yes

Up to 10 devices

Goodix

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

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,SMTP,SSL,TLS,EAS; Google Mail

Apple Music®

YouTube Music, Spotify

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

Yes

Via lockscreen

Yes

Yes

Yes

This device is hearing aid compatible.

Conversational gain with hearing aid: 17 db

Conversational gain without hearing aid: 19 db

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

20/20 (5-star) Please visit att.com/ecospace for additional information.