Since both Samsung and Apple offer high-end phones that cost well over $1,000, let’s compare how their specs stack up and see who is really offering the best for their prices
| SPECS | S22 Ultra | iPhone 14 Pro Max |
| Display | 6.8 inch | 6.7 inch |
| QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED | Super Retina XDR OLED, | |
| 1750 nits (peak) | 1600 nits (typ), 2000 nits(HBM) | |
| 1440 x 3088 resolution | 1290 x 2796 resolution | |
| 90.2% screen-to-body ratio | 88.3% screen-to-body ratio | |
| 114.3 cm2 | 110.2 cm2 | |
| Always-on display | Always-on display | |
| Material | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2(screen) | Ceramic Shield (screen) |
| Gorilla Glass Victus+ (back) | Corning-made glass (back) | |
| Aluminum frame | Stainless steel frame | |
| Memory | 8GB/12GBRAM | 6GB RAM |
| 256/512/1TBGB ROM | 128/256/512/1TBGB ROM | |
| Platform | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) | Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) |
| Octa-core (1×3.36 GHz Cortex -X3 & 2×2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2×2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3×2.0 GHz Cortex-A510) | Hexa-core (2×3.46 GHz Everest + 4×2.02 GHz Sawtooth) | |
| Adreno 740 | Apple GPU (5-core graphics) | |
| Battery and Charging | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| 5000mAh | 4,323mAh | |
| USB Type-C 3.2, OTG | Lightning, USB 2.0 | |
| 45W wired, PD3.0 | 16.68 Wh | |
| 10W wireless (Qi/PMA) | MagSafe wireless charging 15W | |
| 4.5W reverse wireless | 4.5W reverse wireless | |
| Rear Cam | Quad | Quad |
| 200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide) | 48 MP, f/1.8, | |
| 10 MP, f/4.9, 230mm (periscope telephoto) | 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS | |
| 10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto) | 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1.4µm | |
| 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide) | 12 MP, f/2.8, 77mm (telephoto) | |
| LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | LED flash (adaptive), HDR (photo/ panorama) | |
| Front Cam | Single | Dual |
| 40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide) | 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide) | |
| 1/3.6″, PDAF SL 3D, (depth/ biometrics sensor) | ||
| Dual video call, Auto-HDR | HDR, Cinematic mode | |
| Video | Rear: 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS | Rear: 4K@24/25/ 30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/ 60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps) |
| ProRes capability | Cinematic mode (4K@30fps), stereo sound rec. | |
| Front: 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps | Front: 4K@24/25/ 30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/ 60/120fps, gyro-EIS | |
| Audio | Stereo speakers | Stereo speakers |
| 32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG | 32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG | |
| No 3.5mm headphone jack | No 3.5mm headphone jack | |
| Network / Comms | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot |
| 5.3, A2DP, LE | 5.3, A2DP, LE | |
| with A-GPS, GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS | |
| Sensors and extras | Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer |
| Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) Ultra Wideband (UWB) support | Ultra Wideband (UWB) support Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving) | |
| Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by) | Dual Nano-SIM (Global) Single SIM (other countries) eSIM (U.S. variant) | |
| Color availability | Phantom Black, Green, Cream, Lavender | Space Black, Silver, Gold, Deep Purple |
| Dimensions | 163.3 x 77.9 x 8.9 mm | 160.7 x 77.6 x 7.9 mm |
| Weight | 234 g | 240 g |
| Pricing | Php 77,990 ( 128GB) | |
| Php 81,990 (8GB + 256GB) | Php 84,990 ( 256GB) | |
| Php 89,990 (12GB + 512GB) | Php 96,990 (512GB) | |
| Php 103,990 (12GB 1 TB) | Php 109,990 (1 TB) | |
