Home > Smartphone comparison > Galaxy Z Flip 5 vs iPhone 15 Pro Max – which one to choose?
78 out of 100
VS
93 out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2) that was released on July 26, 2023, against the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A17 Pro and came out 2 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
- Differences
- Review
- Specs
- Benchmarks
- Battery life
- Camera
- Comments
Key differences
An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Fingerprint scanner
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- Weighs 34 grams less
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Shows 97% longer battery life (46:43 vs 23:42 hours)
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Comes with 741 mAh larger battery capacity: 4441 vs 3700 mAh
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Delivers 62% higher peak brightness (1780 against 1097 nits)
- 40% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2935 and 2100 points
Review
Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Galaxy Z Flip 5
89
iPhone 15 Pro Max
93
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Galaxy Z Flip 5
74
iPhone 15 Pro Max
94
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Galaxy Z Flip 5
84
iPhone 15 Pro Max
95
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Galaxy Z Flip 5
80
iPhone 15 Pro Max
93
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Galaxy Z Flip 5
57
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Galaxy Z Flip 5
89
iPhone 15 Pro Max
91
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Galaxy Z Flip 5
78
iPhone 15 Pro Max
93
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy Z Flip 5
vs
iPhone 15 Pro Max
Display
| 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 | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Ceramic Shield |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.5% | 89.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 97.3% | 99.8% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy Z Flip 5
1097 nits
iPhone 15 Pro Max+62%
1780 nits
Design and build
| Height | 165.1 mm (6.5 inches) | 159.9 mm (6.3 inches) |
| Width | 71.9 mm (2.83 inches) | 76.7 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) | 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 187 g (6.6 oz) | 221 g (7.8 oz) |
| Waterproof | IPX8 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Gray, Green, Purple, Yellow | White, Black, Silver, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Galaxy Z Flip 5
85.5%
iPhone 15 Pro Max+5%
89.8%
Performance
Tests of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max in the benchmarks
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Apple A17 Pro |
| Max clock | 3200 MHz | 3780 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3 | - 4 cores at 2.11 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 3.78 GHz: Everest |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Apple A17 GPU |
| GPU shading units | 2560 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3481.6 GFLOPS | ~2147.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy Z Flip 5
2100
iPhone 15 Pro Max+40%
2935
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy Z Flip 5
5478
iPhone 15 Pro Max+34%
7328
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
Galaxy Z Flip 5+1%
1582132
iPhone 15 Pro Max
1573237
| CPU | 390737 | 387307 |
| GPU | 616030 | 564782 |
| Memory | 305189 | 266784 |
| UX | 270176 | 354364 |
| Total score | 1582132 | 1573237 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Galaxy Z Flip 5
9731
iPhone 15 Pro Max+3%
10008
AnTuTu Benchmark Android Rating
Memory
| RAM size | 8, 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256, 512 GB | 256, 512, 1024 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | iOS 17 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17.4) |
| ROM | One UI 6.1 | - |
| OS size | 40 GB | 17.6 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 3700 mAh | 4441 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 23 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (55% in 30 min) | Yes (46% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:19 hr | 1:49 hr |
| Web browsing | 06:21 hr | 14:38 hr |
| Watching video | 10:01 hr | 22:57 hr |
| Gaming | 05:09 hr | 07:50 hr |
| Standby | 96 hr | 155 hr |
General battery life
Galaxy Z Flip 5
23:42 hr
iPhone 15 Pro Max+97%
46:43 hr
Mobile Phone Battery Life Ranking
Camera
Specs and camera test of smartphones
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 5x |
| 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: 24 mm - Pixel size: 1.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.76", Samsung S5K2LD (ISOCELL 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/1.78 - 2.8 - Focal length: 120 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/1.9", Sony IMX913 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - 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 (Dual Pixel) |
| Depth lens | - | Yes |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Pixel size | 1.22 microns | 1.12 microns |
| Sensor type | ISOCELL CMOS | Exmor-RS CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3" | 1/3.6" |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Galaxy Z Flip 5
132
iPhone 15 Pro Max+16%
153
Video quality
Galaxy Z Flip 5
128
iPhone 15 Pro Max+23%
158
Generic camera score
Galaxy Z Flip 5
127
iPhone 15 Pro Max+21%
154
| Bokeh | 60 | 80 |
| Preview | 65 | 86 |
| Zoom | 95 | 142 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (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 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
Galaxy Z Flip 5
89.6 dB
iPhone 15 Pro Max+3%
92.3 dB
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | July 2023 | September 2023 |
| Release date | August 2023 | September 2023 |
| Launch price | $999 | $1199 |
| SAR (head) | 0.6 W/kg | 0.98 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.45 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 |
| 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 15 Pro Max is definitely a better buy.
Cast your vote
So, which phone would you choose?
40 (58.8%)
28 (41.2%)
Total votes: 68
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