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Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs iPhone 16 Pro Max: Which flagship will win?

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The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is expected to launch in January , but it will still have to contend with Apple 's biggest and best phone.

The iPhone 16 Pro Max has a triple-lens, 48MP main and ultrawide lenses, plus a 12MP telephoto lens with a 5x 5x zoom.

We’re expecting to see the 200MP main lens make a return, dwarfing the iPhone Pro Max’s 48MP shooter.

We haven’t heard anything about pricing, but considering the Galaxy S24 Ultra saw a $ 100 price hike.

Snapdragon 8 Elite chip promises to offer a 45% boost to single and multi-core performance and a 40% improvement to graphical performance.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 already outclassed the iPhone 16 Pro Max in graphics testing.

Don’t expect many changes in the battery department for the Galaxy S25 Ultra.

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