Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max (Natural Titanium, 256GB) vs Samsung Galaxy A55 5G (Awesome Iceblue, 8GB RAM, 128GB Storage)
What separates them
These two differ on 11 recorded specifications. The Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max (Natural Titanium, 256GB) is ₹1,25,901 dearer.
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max (Natural Titanium, 256GB) vs Samsung Galaxy A55 5G (Awesome Iceblue, 8GB RAM, 128GB Storage)
Apple
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max (Natural Titanium, 256GB)
₹1,59,900
Apple does not publish an update commitment, unlike Google and Samsung, so the six to seven years here is inferred from history rather than promised -- worth knowing when comparing against a Pixel's explicit seven.
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Samsung
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G (Awesome Iceblue, 8GB RAM, 128GB Storage)
₹33,999
Bought for the support commitment and Samsung's service network rather than the specification sheet, which is beaten comprehensively by phones costing ten thousand less.
Full details →Who the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max is for
Buy it if: Anyone in the Apple ecosystem wanting the longest practical support and ProRes video capability.
Avoid it if: Anyone who wants a published update commitment, or fast charging.
Who the Samsung Galaxy A55 5G is for
Buy it if: Buyers who value Samsung's service network and four years of upgrades over raw specification.
Avoid it if: Value buyers — the POCO X7 Pro offers more hardware for Rs9,000 less.
Specifications, side by side
11 of 15 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max | Samsung Galaxy A55 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹1,59,900 | ₹33,999 |
| Battery | 4441 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Charging | About 27 W wired, 15 W MagSafe -- roughly 100 minutes to full | 25 W wired, 50% in about 30 minutes |
| Chipset | Apple A17 Pro, 3 nanometre | Samsung Exynos 1480 |
| Display | 6.7 inch Super Retina XDR LTPO, 120 Hz ProMotion | 6.6 inch Super AMOLED |
| Peak brightness | 2000 nits peak outdoors, 1000 nits sustained full screen | 1000 nits peak |
| Rear camera | 48 MP main with OIS + 12 MP periscope 5x + 12 MP ultrawide | 50 MP main with OIS (f/1.8) + 12 MP ultrawide + 5 MP macro |
| Software support | Typically 6 to 7 years of iOS, based on Apple's history rather than a published commitment | 4 Android upgrades, 5 years security patches |
| Storage | 256 GB NVMe | 128 GB UFS 2.2 |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Manufacturer Warranty |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP67 |
| Weight | 221 g | 213 g |
| RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Display type | not published | Super AMOLED, 120 Hz |
| Front camera | not published | 32 MP |
| Port | USB-C, but USB 3 speeds only on Pro models -- 10 Gbps | not published |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.