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| Global Score | |
| 93.2 | 90.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-11-13 | 2020-04-29 |
| 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches |
| 8.03 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver | Prism cube black |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1100.00 | $ 339.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2778 x 1284 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 980 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A77 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G76 MP5 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.27 |
| 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 + 32.00 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 | 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 | 11.55 |
| 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 | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.68 | 6.32 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max is a little bit better than the Galaxy A51 5G, with a 93.2 score against 90.8. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max counts with iOS 15.x OS, and Galaxy A51 5G works with Android 11 OS. The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max design is somewhat thinner but heavier than Galaxy A51 5G, and they were only released 7 months apart.
IPhone 12 Pro Max counts with a much better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A51 5G, because it has a little larger screen, a slightly better resolution of 1284 x 2778px and a quite greater pixel count per inch in the display. The Samsung Galaxy A51 5G counts with a superior memory to store more games and applications than iPhone 12 Pro Max, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy A51 5G also has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 1000 GB.
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max counts with a superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A51 5G, because although it has an inferior number of cores , and they both have 6 GB of RAM, the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max also counts with a 64-bit processor. Samsung Galaxy A51 5G has greater battery life than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy A51 5G features a much better camera than Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, because although it has slower 30 fps video frame rates and a smaller diafragm aperture which is worse for shooting photos or videos in low light environments, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A51 5G also counts with a camera with much more mega pixels.
Although iPhone 12 Pro Max is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Galaxy A51 5G, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Galaxy A51 5G. If you want to save some money, you can buy Galaxy A51 5G, letting go a few specs and features, but you will get the most out of your budget.
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