Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1) that was released on August 10, 2022, against the Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A16 Bionic and came out 1 month after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4
- Fingerprint scanner
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- Reverse charging feature
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- Weighs 53 grams less
- Better grip in hands – the body is 5.7 mm narrower
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Shows 94% longer battery life (45:54 vs 23:41 hours)
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Delivers 92% higher peak brightness (1755 against 914 nits)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- 37% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1459K versus 1062K)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Samsung
- Comes with 623 mAh larger battery capacity: 4323 vs 3700 mAh
- Thinner bezels – 6.2% more screen real estate
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2640 pixels | 1290 x 2796 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 21.9:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 425 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 1000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | - | Ceramic Shield |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82.1% | 88.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 97% | 99.9% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 165.2 mm (6.5 inches) | 160.7 mm (6.33 inches) |
| Width | 71.9 mm (2.83 inches) | 77.6 mm (3.06 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) | 7.85 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 187 g (6.6 oz) | 240 g (8.47 oz) |
| Waterproof | IPX8 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gold, Blue, Green, Purple | Black, Silver, Gold, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 | Apple A16 Bionic |
| Max clock | 3190 MHz | 3460 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
- 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 3.46 GHz: Everest |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Apple A16 GPU |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 900 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2764.8 GFLOPS | ~1789.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 291874 | 310783 |
| GPU | 362777 | 514249 |
| Memory | 191619 | 234912 |
| UX | 224036 | 404558 |
| Total score | 1062082 | 1459121 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 36.8 °C | 46 °C |
| Stability | 46% | 82% |
| Graphics test | 51 FPS | 58 FPS |
| Graphics score | 8664 | 9851 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11291 | - |
| Video editing | 7492 | - |
| Photo editing | 31666 | - |
| Data manipulation | 10987 | - |
| Writing score | 16927 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128, 256, 512 GB | 128, 256, 512, 1024 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | iOS 16 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17) |
| ROM | One UI 5.1 | - |
| OS size | 24 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 3700 mAh | 4323 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 27 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (55% in 30 min) | Yes (48% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:15 hr | 1:52 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:01 hr | 15:02 hr |
| Watching video | 09:42 hr | 21:10 hr |
| Gaming | 03:53 hr | 07:04 hr |
| Standby | 85 hr | 156 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 8000 x 6000 |
| 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 (48 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 27 mm - Pixel size: 1.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.76", Sony IMX563 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
- 48 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 1.22 micron - Sensor: 1/1.28", Sony IMX803 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens | - | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.8 - Focal length: 77 mm - Sensor: 1/3.5", Sony IMX713 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/3.06", Sony IMX258 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Sony IMX633 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Depth lens | - | Yes |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Pixel size | 1.22 microns | 1.12 microns |
| Sensor type | Exmor-RS CMOS | Exmor-RS CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" | 1/3.6" |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| 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* | 1 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | August 2022 | September 2022 |
| Release date | August 2022 | September 2022 |
| SAR (head) | 1.15 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.2 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - 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
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max is definitely a better buy.
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