Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 85.3 | 94.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | Android 13, 12, 11, 10 |
| 2019-09-20 | 2020-03-06 |
| 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches | 5.97 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.97 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Gold, Midnight green, Silver and Space gray | Cloud blue, Cloud pink, Cosmic grey and Cosmic white |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | $ 1000.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 3200 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 566 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 865 SM8250 (7 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Apple-designed 4 core GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.72 |
| 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 | 12.00 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 | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 10.78 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| 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
Galaxy S20 is better than the iPhone 11 Pro Max, having a overall score of 94.8 against 85.3. Galaxy S20's construction is noticeably lighter and just a bit thinner than the iPhone 11 Pro Max, even when they were only released 6 months apart. The Galaxy S20 has Android 13 OS, and iPhone 11 Pro Max has iOS 15.x OS.
The iPhone 11 Pro Max counts with a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy S20, because although it has an inferior number of cores and they are also slower and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU. The Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max features a little sharper screen than Galaxy S20, because although it has a just a little lower pixels amount in each inch of display and a little worse 1242 x 2688 resolution, it also counts with a little larger display.
Samsung Galaxy S20 captures clearer videos and photos than iPhone 11 Pro Max, and although they both have the same camera aperture and a same resolution back-facing camera, the Samsung Galaxy S20 also has a much larger camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a lot better video quality.
The Galaxy S20 has a very superior memory for games and applications than iPhone 11 Pro Max, because it has more internal memory capacity and an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 1000 GB. The Samsung Galaxy S20 has a battery life that is very similar to iPhone 11 Pro Max's battery duration, although the Samsung Galaxy S20 also has a 4000mAh battery size.
Galaxy S20 is not only the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheaper than the other phone, making it an easy choice.
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