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| Global Score | |
| 93.2 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-11-13 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 8.03 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Glass and Stainless steel | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1100.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2778 x 1284 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 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 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3687mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max has a general score of 93.2, which is slightly better than Galaxy A42's general score of 87. The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max body is somewhat heavier but somewhat thinner than Galaxy A42, and they were released only a couple of months apart. The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max has iOS 15.x OS, and Galaxy A42 counts with Android 11 OS.
The iPhone 12 Pro Max features a better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has less cpu cores (although faster), it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit and more RAM. IPhone 12 Pro Max has a much sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A42, because it has a bit larger display, a lot higher resolution of 1284 x 2778px and a much better display pixel density.
Samsung Galaxy A42 captures much clearer photos and videos than Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is worse for taking photographs or videos in poorly lited situations and worse video frame rate, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also counts with a back camera with a lot higher resolution.
The Galaxy A42 has much more storage for games and applications than iPhone 12 Pro Max, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A42 also has an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 1000 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A42 has better battery duration than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 3687mAh.
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