Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 85.3 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-09-20 | 2020-03-23 |
| 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.97 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Gold, Midnight green, Silver and Space gray | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple-designed 4 core GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 11.55 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The iPhone 11 Pro Max is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy M21, getting an 85.3 score against 84.1. IPhone 11 Pro Max has iOS 15.x operating system, and Samsung Galaxy M21 works with Android 11 operating system. The iPhone 11 Pro Max body is just a bit thinner but heavier than the Samsung Galaxy M21, and both were released with only a couple months difference.
IPhone 11 Pro Max features a quite superior processing power than Galaxy M21, because although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster), and they both have a 4 GB RAM memory, the iPhone 11 Pro Max also counts with a 64-bit processing unit. IPhone 11 Pro Max counts with a little bit better display than Galaxy M21, because it has a much brighter screen, a bit higher resolution of 1242 x 2688 pixels, a just a little better screen density and a little bit larger screen.
Galaxy M21 counts with a better camera than Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not favorable for low-light photography and videos and lower video frame rates, and they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Galaxy M21 also counts with a lot bigger sensor taking lot higher quality photos and videos and a much higher resolution back-facing camera.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 features a very superior memory to install games and applications than iPhone 11 Pro Max, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy M21 also has a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy M21 has a very superior battery lifetime than iPhone 11 Pro Max, because it has a 6000mAh battery size.
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