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| Global Score | |
| 93.2 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 10 |
| 2020-11-13 | 2020-06-19 |
| 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 8.03 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Glass and Stainless steel | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1100.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2778 x 1284 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | TFT |
| 457 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G76 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 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 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| 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, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone 12 Pro Max has an overall score of 93.2, which is better than the Galaxy A21s's global score of 77.7. The iPhone 12 Pro Max body is heavier but somewhat thinner than the Galaxy A21s, and both of them were released with only 5 months difference. The iPhone 12 Pro Max comes with iOS 15.x operating system, while Galaxy A21s counts with Android 10 operating system.
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max counts with a better CPU than Samsung Galaxy A21s, because although it has less cpu cores , it also counts with a 64-bits processor and more RAM. The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max features a much sharper display than Galaxy A21s, because it has a lot higher display pixels density, a way better 1284 x 2778px resolution and a little bigger display.
The iPhone 12 Pro Max counts with a bit more memory to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A21s, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. Galaxy A21s has just a bit better camera than Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, because although it has worse 30 frames per second video frame rate and a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same video resolution, the Galaxy A21s also counts with a much more megapixels back-facing camera.
The Galaxy A21s has improved battery life than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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