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| Global Score | |
| 93.2 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 10 |
| 2020-11-13 | 2020-12-21 |
| 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 8.03 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1100.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2778 x 1284 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | LCD |
| 457 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3687mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.68 | 6.8 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone 12 Pro Max is much better than Galaxy A12, with a overall score of 93.2 against 80.3. The iPhone 12 Pro Max counts with iOS 15.x operating system, while Galaxy A12 works with Android 10 operating system. IPhone 12 Pro Max's body is somewhat thinner but just a little heavier than Galaxy A12, and both were released with only a few months difference.
IPhone 12 Pro Max counts with a quite better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A12, because although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster), it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit and a greater amount of RAM. The iPhone 12 Pro Max features an incredibly better display than Galaxy A12, because it has a bit larger screen, a much higher 1284 x 2778 resolution and a lot higher display pixel density.
The Samsung Galaxy A12 features a much greater storage capacity for applications and games than Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 1 TB. Galaxy A12 shoots slightly better photographs and videos than Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, because although it has worse 30 frames per second video frame rate and a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Galaxy A12 also counts with a lot more MP back-facing camera.
The Galaxy A12 counts with improved battery lifetime than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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