Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

Compare Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max and Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra to understand which one suits your needs the best. The Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max is priced from ₹1,35,900, while Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra is available at ₹1,17,899 respectively. In terms of performance and features, each device offers a unique combination of processor, display, camera, and battery capabilities. Explore their complete specifications and key differences side-by-side to make a well-informed buying decision.

Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Comparison Overview

Key Highlights	Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max	Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
Price	₹1,35,900	₹1,17,899
Processor	Apple A19 Pro	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Display	6.9", 1.5K OLED, 120Hz	6.88", QHD+ AMOLED, 120Hz
Rear Camera	48MP (Wide-angle), 48MP (Periscope), 48MP (Ultra-wide), 18MP (Front)	200MP (Wide-angle), 50MP (Periscope), 50MP (Ultra-wide), 10MP (Telephoto), 12MP (Front)
Battery	4823mAh, 40Watt	5000mAh, 60Watt
RAM/Storage	12GB (LPDDR5X), 256GB (NvMe)	12GB (LPDDR5X), 256GB (UFS 4.0)

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9.5/10

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Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max

₹1,35,900

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Was ₹1,34,900 1 month(s) ago

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Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

₹1,17,899

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Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max

₹1,35,900

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

₹1,17,899

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Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra100

Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max68

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Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra100

Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max96

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Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max100

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra87

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Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra100

Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max86

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Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra100

Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max93

Key Specifications

Processor	Apple A19 Pro	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Display	6.9", 1.5K OLED, 120Hz	6.88", QHD+ AMOLED, 120Hz
Camera	48MP (Wide-angle), 48MP (Periscope), 48MP (Ultra-wide), 18MP (Front)	200MP (Wide-angle), 50MP (Periscope), 50MP (Ultra-wide), 10MP (Telephoto), 12MP (Front)
Battery	4823mAh, 40Watt	5000mAh, 60Watt
RAM	12GB (LPDDR5X)	12GB (LPDDR5X)
Storage	256GB (NvMe)	256GB (UFS 4.0)

General

Box Contents	Phone, Type-C Cable	Phone with S-Pen, Type-C Cable, SIM Ejector Tool
Colors	Silver, Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue	Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold
Launch	September 09, 2025	February 25, 2026
Stores	Apple, Flipkart, Amazon, Vijay Sales, Croma, Vijay Sales	Flipkart, Amazon, Croma, Reliance Digital, Vijay Sales
Launch Country	India	India
Launch Price	₹1,49,900	₹1,39,999

Display

🏆 Winner: Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max

Display Type	OLED	AMOLED
Refresh Rate	120Hz	120Hz
LTPO Support	Yes	Yes
Playback Quality	Dolby Vision	HDR10+
Display Engine	Super Retina XDR	Dynamic 2X
Anti Reflection Coating	Yes	Yes
Display Size	6.9 inches	6.88 inches
Area	115.6cm²	115.9cm²
Display Form Factor	Flat Display	Flat Display
Screen to Body Ratio	90.7	90.7
Resolution Width	1320 pixels	1440 pixels
Resolution Height	2868 pixels	3120 pixels
Aspect Ratio	19.5:9	19.5:9
Pixel Density	460ppi	500ppi
Display Bit Rate	10-bit	8-bit
Color Gamut Range	100%	100%
Display Resolution	1.5K	QHD+
Typical Brightness	1000 nits	-
High Brightness	1600 nits	-
Peak Brightness	3000 nits	2600 nits
Eye Protection	PWM Dimming	Eye Comfort Shield
Contrast Ratio	2,000,000:1	-
Colour Gamut	DCI-P3	DCI-P3
Colour Depth	1.07 Billion Colours	16 Million Colours
Touch Sampling Rate	-	240Hz
Display Enhancements	-	Vision Booster

Body

🏆 Winner: Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

Height	163.4mm	163.6mm
Width	78mm	78.1mm
Thickness	8.75mm	7.9mm
Weight	231 grams	214 grams
Screen Material	Ceramic Shield 2	Gorilla Glass Armour 2.0
Display Protection	Ceramic Shield 2	Gorilla Glass Armour 2.0
Back Material	Ceramic Shield	Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Side Material	Aluminium Frame	Armor Aluminium
Build Quality	Ceramic Shield 2	Corning Gorilla Glass Armour 2.0
Ports	Display Port, USB Type-C 3.2	USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1
Additional Features	USB Type-C (bottom)	Display Port 1.2, OTG
IP Rating	IP68 (Dust and Water Resistant)	IP68 (Dust and Water Resistant)
Speaker	Stereo Speakers	Stereo Speakers
Sound Tuning	Dolby Atmos	-

Processor

🏆 Winner: Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

Chipset Manufacturer	Apple	Qualcomm
Chipset	A19 Pro	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Fabrication Size	3nm	3nm
Number of Cores	Hexa-core	Octa-core
Clock Speed	2x4.26GHz + 4 Cores	2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M
Cooling System	Vapor Chamber Cooling	Vapor Chamber Cooling
GPU	Apple GPU (6-core graphics)	Adreno 840

Performance Benchmarks

AnTuTu	2094047	3898145
Geekbench 6 CPU Single-Core	3899	3834

Main Camera

🏆 Winner: Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

Main Camera #1 Megapixel	48MP	200MP
Main Camera #1 Aperture	f/1.78	f/1.4
Main Camera #1 Lens Type	Wide-angle	Wide-angle
Main Camera #1 Camera Sensor	Sony IMX903	Samsung ISOCELL HP2
Main Camera #1 Sensor Size	1/1.28"	1/1.3"
Main Camera #1 Camera Features	Dual Pixel PDAF, Sensor-Shift OIS	Multi-directional PDAF, OIS
Main Camera #2 Megapixel	48MP	50MP
Main Camera #2 Aperture	f/2.8	f/2.9
Main Camera #2 Lens Type	Periscope	Periscope
Main Camera #2 Camera Sensor	Sony IMX973	Sony IMX854
Main Camera #2 Sensor Size	1/2.55"	1/3.94"
Main Camera #2 Camera Features	PDAF, Sensor-Shift OIS	5x Optical Zoom, OIS, PDAF
Main Camera #3 Megapixel	48MP	50MP
Main Camera #3 Aperture	f/2.2	f/1.9
Main Camera #3 Field of View	120	120
Main Camera #3 Lens Type	Ultra-wide	Ultra-wide
Main Camera #3 Camera Sensor	Sony IMX972	Samsung ISOCELL JN3
Main Camera #3 Sensor Size	1/2.55"	1/2.5"
Main Camera #3 Camera Features	PDAF	Dual Pixel PDAF, Super Steady Video
Features	Action Mode, Audio Zoom, Cinematic Mode, Digital zoom, Dual LED Dual Tone Flash, Geotagging, HDR, Macro Mode, Night mode, panorama, Photonic Engine, Portrait mode, Slow Motion, Time-lapse	Best Face, Continuous Shooting, Digital zoom, Face Detection, Filter, Laser Auto Focus, Night mode, Optical Zoom, Portrait mode, Pro mode, Touch Focus
Camera Stabilization	Sensor Shift OIS	Hybrid Stabilization
Raw Photo Support	Yes	Yes
Dynamic Video Recording Support	Dolby Vision Recording	HDR 10+ recording
Stereo Sound Recording Support	Yes	Yes
Slow Motion Recording	240 fps slomo	240 fps slomo
Auto Focus Type	Dual Pixel Auto Focus	Laser Auto Focus
Max Zoom Supported	20-50X	50-100X
Optical Zoom Support	8X	5X
Video Features	10-bit HDR, 3D (spatial) video/audio, Apple ProRAW, Cinematic mode, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), Dual Video, Macro Video Recording, Night Video Recording, ProRes Video Recording, Slow Motion, Stereo Sound Recording, Time-lapse Video	10-bit HDR, Dual Video, gyro-EIS, HDR10+, Pro Video Mode, Slow Motion, Stereo Sound Recording
Video Recording	1080p@120fps, 1080p@240fps, 1080p@25fps, 1080p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 4K@100fps, 4K@120fps, 4K@24fps, 4K@25fps, 4K@30fps, 4K@60fps	1080p@120fps, 1080p@240fps, 1080p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 4K@120fps, 4K@30fps, 4K@60fps, 8K@24fps, 8K@30fps
Log Video Recording Support	Yes	Yes
Main Camera #4 Megapixel	-	10MP
Main Camera #4 Aperture	-	f/2.4
Main Camera #4 Lens Type	-	Telephoto
Main Camera #4 Camera Sensor	-	Sony IMX754
Main Camera #4 Sensor Size	-	1/3.52"
Main Camera #4 Camera Features	-	3x Optical Zoom, OIS, PDAF

Operating System

OS Name	iOS	Android
OS Version	26	16
OS Skin	iOS	One UI
Inbuilt AI	Apple Intelligence	Galaxy AI
Gaming Mode	Yes	Yes
AI Frame Interpolation	Yes	-
Bloatware Free OS	Yes	-
OS Updates	7 year(s)	7 year(s)
Security Updates	7 year(s)	7 year(s)
AI Features	Apple Intelligence, Live Translate	AI Assistant, AI Document Scanning, AI Image Enhancements, AI suggestions, Audio Eraser, Galaxy AI, Photo assist
Desktop Mode	-	Yes

Selfie Camera

🏆 Winner: Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max

Front Camera #1 Megapixel	18MP	12MP
Front Camera #1 Aperture	f/1.9	f/2.2
Front Camera #1 Lens Type	Wide	Wide
Front Camera #1 Camera Sensor	Sony IMX914	Samsung ISOCELL S5K3LU
Front Camera #1 Camera Features	Auto Focus, OIS, PDAF	Auto Focus, Dual Pixel PDAF
Features	3D (spatial) Audio, Cinematic mode (4K@24/30fps), Deep Fusion, Digital Zoom, Dolby Vision HDR, Night mode, Portrait Mode, ProRAW, Stereo Sound Recording, Time-lapse	Face unlock, HDR Photos, HDR10+, Screen flash
Auto Focus Type	PDAF	Dual Pixel Auto Focus
Video Features	Cinematic Mode (4k@30fps), gyro-EIS, ProRes Video Recording	HDR10+
Video Recording	1080@120fps, 1080@30fps, 1080@60fps, 4k@30fps, 4k@60fps	1080@30fps, 4k@30fps, 4k@60fps
HDR Recording Support	Dolby Vision Recording	HDR 10+ recording
Front Camera #1 Focal Length	-	26mm
Front Camera #1 Pixel Size	-	1.12µm
Front Camera #1 Sensor Size	-	1/3.2"

Battery

🏆 Winner: Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

Battery Capacity	4823mAh	5000mAh
Battery Type	Lithium Ion	Lithium Ion
Wireless Charging Support	Yes	Yes
Reverse Wired Charging Support	Yes	-
Charging Speed Wired	40W	60W
Charging Speed Wireless	25W	25W
Charging Standards Supported	MAGSAFE, PD3.2, Qi2	PD3.0, QC2.0, Qi2
Charging Speed Reverse Wired	4.5W	-
Reverse Wireless Charging Support	-	Yes
Bypass Charging Support	-	Yes
Charging Speed Reverse Wireless	-	4.5W

Network

Sim Type	Dual SIM (nano-SIM & eSIM)	Hybrid Dual SIM (nano-SIM, eSIM)
Network Support	5G	5G
Band Types	5G, DC-HSDPA, EDGE, GSM, HSPA+, LTE FDD, LTE TD, UMTS	5G, GSM, LTE FDD, LTE TD, UMTS, WCDMA
2G Bands	1800, 1900, 850, 900	1800, 1900, 850, 900
3G Bands	UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA 850, 900, 1700, 1900, 2100	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
4G Bands	LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
5G Bands	SA/NSA/Sub6 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78

Connectivity

🏆 Winner: Tie

Wi-Fi Standards	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 Version	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth Version	6	6
Bluetooth Codecs	AAC, Apple Lossless	A2DP, LE
GPS	Beidou, Galileo, Glonass, GPS, Navic, QZSS	Beidou, Galileo, Glonass, GPS, QZSS
NFC Support	Supported	Supported

Features

Sensors on Board	Accelerometer, Ambient Light Sensor, Barometer, Proximity Sensor, Ultra Wideband (UWB) Support	Accelerometer, Barometer, Geomagnetic Sensor, Gyroscope, Hall Sensor, Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX, Ultra Wideband (UWB) Support
Haptic Feedback	Taptic Engine	Haptic Motor
Fingerprint Scanner	-	Ultrasonic (under display)
Stylus Support	-	Yes