Head to head
Apple iPhone 17 Pro MaxvsSamsung Galaxy Z Flip7
The short answer
Choose the iPhone 17 Pro Max for peak brightness, battery life per charge and video playback time. Choose the Galaxy Z Flip7 for lower weight and battery lifespan. The Galaxy Z Flip7 is £150 cheaper at UK RRP (£1,049 against £1,199). The Galaxy Z Flip7 gets security updates until July 2032; Apple publishes no date for the iPhone 17 Pro Max, and its record with retired iPhones points to 2032–2036, our estimate, not Apple’s. On that estimate neither clearly gets them for longer.
- Released
- 2025-09-19endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-08-19
- Price
- £1,199Apple UK store, retrieved 2026-08-19
- Security updates until
- Not published by the makerendoflife.date — iPhone, retrieved 2026-08-19
- Released
- 2025-07-25endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Price
- £1,049Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Z Flip7, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Security updates until
- 2032-07-31Samsung UK spec API — Galaxy Z Flip7, retrieved 2026-09-22
3 wins for iPhone 17 Pro Max2 wins for Galaxy Z Flip74 gaps borderline0 differences you won’t notice£150 apart at RRP
Verdict: iPhone 17 Pro Max ahead on 3 rows, Galaxy Z Flip7 on 2 rows
On the makers’ published figures, the iPhone 17 Pro Max wins on peak brightness (3,000 nits against 2,600 nits), battery per charge (53 h against 42.07 h) and claimed video playback (37 h against 31 h); the Galaxy Z Flip7 wins on weight (188 g against 231 g) and battery lifespan (2,000 cycles against 1,000 cycles). 4 gaps are borderline, differences most people would not notice: battery capacity (4,823 mAh from GSMArena against 4,300 mAh from the maker) for the iPhone 17 Pro Max, fast charging (40 W against 25 W) for the iPhone 17 Pro Max, wireless charging (25 W from the maker against 15 W from GSMArena) for the iPhone 17 Pro Max and 3DMark Wild Life Extreme (5,405 against 4,373, both from 3DMark) for the iPhone 17 Pro Max. Both state the same display size, refresh rate, storage (base) and RAM. The other 36 rows have no threshold or no direction to judge by, so nobody wins them.
Specifications
A win is marked only where the figures can be ranked and the gap is one you could notice. A row the site has no threshold for says whether the two differ, and that it is not ranking them. = marks the same figure on both, ≠ not ranked a difference with no ranking. Every figure carries its source.
Body
Display
Platform
Memory
Camera
Battery
Connectivity
Benchmarks
2 attributes neither phone has a sourced figure for
Google Mobile Services · AnTuTu benchmark. Rows appear as sources are cited — a gap in our data, not a statement about either phone.
Questions
Is the iPhone 17 Pro Max better than the Galaxy Z Flip7?
On the figures, neither is better overall: the iPhone 17 Pro Max wins on peak brightness, 3,000 nits (Apple UK) against 2,600 nits (Samsung Newsroom UK), battery per charge, 53 h against 42.07 h (both EU energy label) and claimed video playback, 37 h (Apple UK) against 31 h (Samsung UK); the Galaxy Z Flip7 wins on weight, 188 g (Samsung Newsroom UK) against 231 g (Apple UK) and battery lifespan, 2,000 cycles against 1,000 cycles (both EU energy label). Every other row is borderline, too close to notice, or not ranked.
Which has the better battery?
The iPhone 17 Pro Max, by a gap you’d notice: battery per charge, 53 h against 42.07 h (both EU energy label). The iPhone 17 Pro Max, by a gap you’d notice: claimed video playback, 37 h (Apple UK) against 31 h (Samsung UK). The iPhone 17 Pro Max is ahead, narrowly: battery capacity, 4,823 mAh (GSMArena) against 4,300 mAh (Samsung Newsroom UK), a borderline gap most people would not notice.
Which is lighter?
The Galaxy Z Flip7, by a gap you’d notice: weight, 188 g (Samsung Newsroom UK) against 231 g (Apple UK).
Which has the brighter screen?
The iPhone 17 Pro Max, by a gap you’d notice: peak brightness, 3,000 nits (Apple UK) against 2,600 nits (Samsung Newsroom UK).
Which gets updates for longer?
The Galaxy Z Flip7 gets security updates until July 2032; Apple publishes no date for the iPhone 17 Pro Max, and its record with retired iPhones points to 2032–2036, our estimate, not Apple’s. On that estimate neither clearly gets them for longer. Sources: dates from Samsung UK spec API; Apple’s record from endoflife.date and Apple security releases.
Which is cheaper?
The Galaxy Z Flip7 is £150 cheaper at UK RRP (£1,049 against £1,199). Prices from iPhone 17 Pro Max: Apple UK store; Galaxy Z Flip7: Samsung Newsroom UK.
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