Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 85.3 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-09-20 | 2017-09-15 |
| 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.97 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| Gold, Midnight green, Silver and Space gray | Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | $ 440.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 522 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 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple-designed 4 core GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 9.79 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3969mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.28 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The iPhone 11 Pro Max is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy Note8, getting a score of 85.3 against 83. IPhone 11 Pro Max counts with iOS 15.x OS, and Samsung Galaxy Note8 comes with Android 9.0 Pie OS. The iPhone 11 Pro Max is a a lot newer and a little thinner phone than Samsung Galaxy Note8, but it is also somewhat heavier.
IPhone 11 Pro Max counts with a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because although it has a just a little worse pixels number per inch in the display and a little worse resolution of 1242 x 2688 pixels, it also counts with a quite larger display. The Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max counts with a quite superior hardware performance than Galaxy Note8, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and lesser cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64 bits CPU.
The Samsung Galaxy Note8 features a lot bigger memory to install applications and games than Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy Note8 also has an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB. IPhone 11 Pro Max has greater battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because it has 3969mAh of battery capacity instead of 3300mAh.
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max has a bit better camera than Galaxy Note8, because although it has a tinier camera aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a 0.39 inches back camera sensor and the same resolution camera, the Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max also counts with better video frame rates.
Although iPhone 11 Pro Max is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than the Galaxy Note8, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Galaxy Note8. If you are trying to save a few dollars, you can get the Galaxy Note8, letting go a few features and specs, but you'll get the most out of your savings.
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