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| Global Score | |
| 85.3 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | -- |
| 2019-09-20 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.97 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Gold, Midnight green, Silver and Space gray | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple-designed 4 core GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 10.35 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.23 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3969mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The iPhone 11 Pro Max has a score of 85.3, which is better than the Galaxy A5 (2017)'s 75.8 global score. IPhone 11 Pro Max is a noticeably newer cellphone than Galaxy A5 (2017), but it is much heavier and just a bit thicker. IPhone 11 Pro Max has a much better looking display than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a better 1242 x 2688 resolution, a little bit more pixels per inch of display and a bigger screen.
The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a quite bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone 11 Pro Max, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB. The Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max has a superior processing unit than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has less cpu cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a greater amount of RAM and a 64 bits CPU.
The iPhone 11 Pro Max shoots much better photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a lot worse resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a much higher (4K) video definition and a larger diafragm aperture for better low light captures and videos. The Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max has improved battery duration than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 3969mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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