Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.9-inch Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 ) that was released on February 1, 2027, against the Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A20 Pro and came out 5 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Specifications of the Galaxy S27 Ultra was provided by insiders and may not be fully accurate.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Fingerprint scanner
- 23% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4334K versus 3532K)
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- Weighs 28 grams less
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
- 21% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 4725 and 3890 points
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.9 inches | 6.9 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3120 pixels | 1320 x 2868 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 498 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | 3000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3000 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Armor 2 | Ceramic Shield 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.2% | 91.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.6 mm (6.44 inches) | 163.4 mm (6.43 inches) |
| Width | 78.3 mm (3.08 inches) | 78 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 8 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.75 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 221 g (7.8 oz) | 249 g (8.78 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black | Black, Silver, Blue, Burgundy |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 | Apple A20 Pro |
| Max clock | 5010 MHz | 4930 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 3 + 3) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 3.74 GHz: - 3 cores at 4.03 GHz: - 2 cores at 5.01 GHz: |
- 4 cores at 2.64 GHz: - 2 cores at 4.93 GHz: |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 2 nanometers | 2 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 850 | 7 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 896 |
| GPU clock | 1450 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~4454.4 GFLOPS | ~2903 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 31492 | 64226 |
| Single-core score | 3890 | 4725 |
| Multi-core score | 12074 | 12575 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1275438 | 965645 |
| GPU | 1686566 | 1391269 |
| Memory | 495257 | 418826 |
| UX | 876794 | 756464 |
| Total score | 4334055 | 3532204 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra
No benchmark results yet
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-19 (Bears lover) | AnTuTu 11 | 3651257 |
| π 2026-10-04 (zsc) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 4047 / 11701 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | - | 4800 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 3 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 17 | iOS 27 (Can be upgraded to iOS 27.2) |
| ROM | One UI 9.5 | - |
| OS updates | 7 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5700 mAh | 5567 mAh |
| Max charge power | 60 W | 60 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (25 W) | Yes (25 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Bypass charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (80% in 30 min) | Yes (81% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:50 hr | 0:55 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 14:13 hr |
| Watching video | - | 22:52 hr |
| Gaming | - | 08:36 hr |
| Standby | - | 146 hr |
General battery life
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Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 16320 x 12240 | 8064 x 6048 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 4x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 240FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120Β° | 120Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 48 MP 4) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.4 | f/1.5 - 4.0 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX905 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3" (β 0.77 inch) | 1/1.28" (β 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.6 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | - | 100 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX973 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (β 0.39 inch) | 1/2.55" (β 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX972 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.5" (β 0.4 inch) | 1/2.55" (β 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 18 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4896 x 3672 |
| Aperture | - | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | - | 20 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX914 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.6" (β 0.38 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | 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 | 6.0 | 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 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February 2027 | September 2026 |
| Release date | March 2027 | September 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1399 | $1299 |
| 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 |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max. It has a better battery life and software.
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