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| Global Score | |
| 85.3 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | -- |
| 2019-09-20 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.97 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Gold, Midnight green, Silver and Space gray | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1099.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple-designed 4 core GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.23 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3969mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The iPhone 11 Pro Max has an overall score of 85.3, which is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)'s 85.2 global score. The iPhone 11 Pro Max body is newer than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)'s, although it is somewhat heavier and just a little thicker. The iPhone 11 Pro Max has a superior CPU than Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a lower number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU.
The iPhone 11 Pro Max has a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a just a little greater screen density, a little bit larger screen and a little bit higher resolution of 1242 x 2688 pixels. Galaxy A9 (2018) has a superior memory capacity to install applications and games than Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, because it has a SD extension slot that admits up to 512 GB and more internal memory capacity.
IPhone 11 Pro Max features a bit better battery performance than Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a 4% more battery size. The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) features a bit better camera than Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, because although it has a tinier back-facing camera sensor providing a worse image quality and lower video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) also counts with a back facing camera with way more mega pixels and a bigger camera aperture.
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