Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 85.3 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | -- |
| 2019-09-20 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.97 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Gold, Midnight green, Silver and Space gray | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 568 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 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple-designed 4 core GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| 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
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S8, getting a score of 85.3 against 81.7. The Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max design is extremely newer, but just a little bit thicker and noticeably heavier than the Samsung Galaxy S8. The Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max has a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy S8, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1242 x 2688 and a quite worse pixels number in each screen inch, it also counts with a bit larger display.
IPhone 11 Pro Max features a quite better hardware performance than Galaxy S8, because although it has less cores (although faster), and they both have a 4 GB RAM, the iPhone 11 Pro Max also counts with a 64-bit processing unit. The iPhone 11 Pro Max has a little bit better camera than Galaxy S8, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the same sensor size and a back facing camera with a 12 megapixels resolution, the iPhone 11 Pro Max also counts with higher video frame rate.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 has a superior memory to install games and applications than iPhone 11 Pro Max, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy S8 also has a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 256 GB. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max counts with greater battery duration than Galaxy S8, because it has a 32% more battery size.
Although Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max is a better device, it costs a lot more than Galaxy S8, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the Galaxy S8. If you prefer to save some money, you can get Galaxy S8, and give up a few features and specs, but you will get the most out of your budget.
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