Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 85.3 | 98.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | Android 13, 12, 11, 10 |
| 2019-09-20 | 2020-08-21 |
| 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches | 6.49 x 3.04 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.97 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Gold, Midnight green, Silver and Space gray | Mystic black, Mystic bronze and Mystic white |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | $ 1300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.9 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 3088 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 494 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Apple-designed 4 core GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.75 inches (1/1.33") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 13.64 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3969mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 6.32 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra is much better than iPhone 11 Pro Max, having a 98.9 score against 85.3. Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra counts with Android 13 operating system, while iPhone 11 Pro Max has iOS 15.x operating system. Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra is a a little lighter cellphone than the iPhone 11 Pro Max, but they are equally thin.
The iPhone 11 Pro Max features a bit more vivid display than Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, although it has a bit lower 1242 x 2688px resolution, a quite lower screen density and a little smaller screen. The Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max features a little better processing power than Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, because although it has an inferior number of cores and also slower and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
Galaxy Note 20 Ultra counts with a much better storage to store more apps and games than iPhone 11 Pro Max, because it has a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 1000 GB and more internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra has a little longer battery life than iPhone 11 Pro Max, because it has a 4500mAh battery size.
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra shoots much clearer photographs and videos than iPhone 11 Pro Max, and although they both have the same camera aperture, the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra also has a back facing camera with a lot higher 108 mega pixels resolution, a way larger back camera sensor capturing much better quality videos and pictures and a lot higher 7680x4320 video quality.
The Galaxy Note 20 Ultra costs more than Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, but you can get a better phone for that few extra dollars.
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