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| Global Score | |
| 93.2 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-11-13 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 8.03 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Glass and Stainless steel | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1100.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2778 x 1284 pixels | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 268 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 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 10.62 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm 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 | 9.68 |
| 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3687mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.68 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone 12 Pro Max has a general score of 93.2, which is better than Galaxy A30s's 79.8 global score. IPhone 12 Pro Max is a newer and a little bit thinner cellphone than Galaxy A30s, but it's noticeably heavier. The iPhone 12 Pro Max counts with iOS 15.x OS, and Galaxy A30s comes with Android 11 OS.
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max features a better performing CPU than Galaxy A30s, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory and a 64 bits processing unit. IPhone 12 Pro Max has a much more vibrant display than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because it has a little bit bigger screen, a way better resolution of 1284 x 2778px and a way better display pixel density.
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max takes just a bit better photos and videos than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a camera in the back with a way worse resolution, it also counts with a lot higher (4K) video definition and a bigger diafragm aperture for better low-light photography and videos. Galaxy A30s has a superior memory to store more games and applications than iPhone 12 Pro Max, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Galaxy A30s also has a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy A30s counts with a little longer battery life than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because it has an 8 percent more battery capacity.
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