Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs iPhone 16 Pro Max: Here’s what we know based on leaks so far

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iPhone 16 Pro Max has been out for a few months now. And while the S24 Ultra is a good rival, its real rivalry will begin when Samsung launches the Galaxy S25 Ultra. It would be the better and more suited competitor, in line with the generation, and continue the long-standing iPhone-Galaxy rivalry. Based on the leaks we have seen surrounding the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, we can speculate a little about how the iPhone 16 Pro Max and Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra battle might unfold. Here, based on the leaks so far, let us compare both phones to see how the competition might shape up when the Samsung flagship launches.

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The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is expected to support the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset. Yes, the Samsung Galaxy S25 series, including the standard Galaxy S25 models, are all expected to get the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Elite chipset, which is the successor to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.

Early testing reports have suggested that the Snapdragon chipset is faster in terms of multi-core performance when compared to the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max's A18 Pro chipset. That being said, it will be interesting to see how the battle unfolds and which phone comes out on top, especially in terms of performance, as the competition has never been so close before.

So far, the iPhone 16 Pro Max has received its first wave of AI features with iOS 18.1, and now that December is here, it will soon get the iOS 18.2 update, which will bring more AI features, including Genmoji Image Playground and the long-awaited ChatGPT integration. But as things stand, Apple's AI features are still nascent, and based on what we have seen, they are still lacking compared to Android counterparts, especially Samsung's Galaxy AI, which now features a robust set of AI features that will only improve with the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and One UI 7. However, we can't discount Apple, because by the time the S25 Ultra rolls out,