The iPhone 17 Pro Max comes with an upgraded telephoto camera, a brand new Center Stage front camera and with additional improvements to the image pipeline, it is a significant camera upgrade. On the other hand, the Galaxy S25 Ultra still has one more telephoto camera at 3X, which gives it more versatility, plus Samsung's image processing has also improved a great deal over the past couple of years. We took dozens of photos in various conditions with both phones and in this article, we give you the samples side by side with no further commentary. iPhone 17 Pro Max vs Galaxy S25 Ultra Camera Specs:Zoom Quality< iPhone 10X Galaxy 10X >< iPhone 4X Galaxy 5X >< iPhone 8X Galaxy 10X >< iPhone 4X Galaxy 5X >< iPhone 8X Galaxy 10X >Front Camera< iPhone Galaxy >< iPhone Galaxy >Portrait Mode< iPhone 4X Galaxy 5X >< iPhone 4X Galaxy 3X >Main Camera (Day photos)< iPhone Galaxy >Main Camera (Night photos)< iPhone Galaxy >< iPhone Galaxy >< iPhone Galaxy >< iPhone Galaxy >Ultra-wide Camera (Night photos)< iPhone Galaxy >< iPhone Galaxy >< iPhone Galaxy >< iPhone Galaxy >Zoom Quality (Night photos)So, does the new iPhone 17 Pro Max live up to the high expectations? And which one would you pick, the iPhone or the Galaxy?