Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 7.6-inch Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1) that was released on August 10, 2022, against the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A15 Bionic and came out 11 months before. 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 Fold 4
- Has a 0.9 inch larger screen size
- Has 2x more RAM: 12GB versus 6GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- 28% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1026K versus 802K)
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- The phone is 11-months newer
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Shows 51% longer battery life (43:44 vs 29:03 hours)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Samsung
- 22% higher pixel density (458 vs 374 PPI)
- Better grip in hands – the body is 52 mm narrower
- 30% faster in single-core GeekBench 5 test: 1748 and 1348 points
- Weighs 23 grams less
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Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 7.6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1812 x 2176 pixels | 1284 x 2778 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | - | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 374 ppi | 458 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 | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus | Ceramic Shield |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.9% | 87.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 95.5% | 99.9% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 238 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 8.5 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 155.1 mm (6.11 inches) | 160.8 mm (6.33 inches) |
| Width | 130.1 mm (5.12 inches) | 78.1 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.3 mm (0.25 inches) | 7.65 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 263 g (9.28 oz) | 240 g (8.47 oz) |
| Waterproof | IPX8 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Green, Burgundy | Black, Silver, Gold, Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in home button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 | Apple A15 Bionic |
| Max clock | 3190 MHz | 3200 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: Blizzard - 2 cores at 3.24 GHz: Avalanche |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Apple GPU |
| GPU clock | 900 MHz | 1200 MHz |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 229152 | 230032 |
| GPU | 446724 | 328182 |
| Memory | 180504 | 102328 |
| UX | 169526 | 136067 |
| Total score | 1026027 | 802845 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 36.5 °C | 45.8 °C |
| Stability | 61% | 82% |
| Graphics test | 58 FPS | 56 FPS |
| Graphics score | 9706 | 9471 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11631 | - |
| Video editing | 7356 | - |
| Photo editing | 32129 | - |
| Data manipulation | 11122 | - |
| Writing score | 16885 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256, 512, 1024 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 15 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16.4) |
| ROM | One UI 5.1 | - |
| OS size | - | 13 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4400 mAh | 4352 mAh |
| Charge power | 25 W | 27 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (11 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (42% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:19 hr | 1:46 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:17 hr | 14:55 hr |
| Watching video | 13:32 hr | 20:14 hr |
| Gaming | 04:20 hr | 07:42 hr |
| Standby | 101 hr | 140 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | 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 | 3 (50 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP) | 4 (12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.56", Samsung GN3 (ISOCELL Plus 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/2.4 - Focal length: 52 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.94", Samsung S5K3K1 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 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: 12 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/3.06", Sony IMX258 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
- 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 |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 23 mm |
| Pixel size | - | 1 microns |
| Sensor type | - | Exmor-RS CMOS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.6" |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (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 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | - |
| USB version | 3.2 | 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 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 18 |
| 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 2021 |
| Release date | August 2022 | September 2021 |
| SAR (head) | 1.3 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.51 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 |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the software, battery life, and design are more important to you, then choose the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max. But if the performance and connectivity are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4.
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