Apple unveiled the iPhone 17 Pro Max last month, powered by the A19 Pro chipset, yet YouTuber PhoneBuff’s speed test reveals the Galaxy S25 Ultra is faster.
The iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max feature Apple’s A19 Pro chip paired with 12GB of RAM and at least 256GB of storage. The new Pros also feature vapor chamber cooling, a first for the iPhone, to help maintain stable performance for longer periods. The A19 Pro is Apple’s newest flagship chip, and the iPhone 17 Pro Max benchmarks show the processor is ahead of the competition. But benchmark performance does not guarantee the iPhone’s supremacy in real-life speed tests.
The Galaxy S25 Ultra crushed the iPhone 16 Pro Max in such a comparison back in February, when Samsung launched the Galaxy S25 series. The result was surprising, considering that newest iPhone usually outperform the newest Galaxy S flagship. Fast-forward to late September, and YouTube channel PhoneBuff put the iPhone 17 Pro Max and Galaxy S25 Ultra through the same speed test, wondering whether the new iPhone would beat its main rival.
