Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 85.3 | 88.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-09-20 | 2019-03-08 |
| 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches | 5.90 x 2.77 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.97 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Gold, Midnight green, Silver and Space gray | Flamingo pink, Prism black, Prism blue, Prism green and Prism white |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | $ 281.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 3040 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 551 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple-designed 4 core GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 10.23 |
| 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 | 3400mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.36 |
| 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 S10 has a score of 88.3, which is a bit better than the iPhone 11 Pro Max's 85.3 global score. The Samsung Galaxy S10 has Android 11 OS, and iPhone 11 Pro Max works with iOS 15.x OS. The Samsung Galaxy S10 is a just a bit thinner and extremely lighter device than the iPhone 11 Pro Max, even when both of them were only released 7 months apart.
IPhone 11 Pro Max features a bit better processing unit than Galaxy S10, because although it has an inferior number of cores and 4 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU. The iPhone 11 Pro Max features a slightly better looking display than Samsung Galaxy S10, because although it has a little bit lower pixels number in each inch in the screen and a little bit worse 1242 x 2688 resolution, it also counts with a little bigger screen.
The Galaxy S10 features a camera that's very similar to the Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max one, and although the Galaxy S10 has a bigger aperture for better low light photos, they both have a 0.39 inches sensor, the same 60 fps video frame rate, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a 12 megapixels resolution back facing camera.
Galaxy S10 has much more storage capacity for apps and games than Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, because it has a SD memory slot that allows up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max features improved battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S10, because it has 3969mAh of battery capacity.
Galaxy S10 not only is the best devices in this comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest, making it an easy decision.
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