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| Global Score | |
| 93.2 | 87.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-11-13 | 2020-01-31 |
| 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.44 x 2.99 x 0.30 inches |
| 8.03 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1100.00 | $ 411.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2778 x 1284 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 457 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 12.21 |
| 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 | 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
IPhone 12 Pro Max is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A71, with a 93.2 score against 87.5. The iPhone 12 Pro Max is a newer and just a bit thinner device than Samsung Galaxy A71, but it's notably heavier. The iPhone 12 Pro Max works with iOS 15.x operating system, while Samsung Galaxy A71 works with Android 11 operating system.
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max features a greater hardware performance than Galaxy A71, because although it has an inferior number of cores , and they both have 6 GB of RAM memory, the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max also counts with a 64-bit CPU. The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max features a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy A71, and although they both have a display of the same size, the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max also has a little higher 1284 x 2778 resolution and a quite better pixels density.
Galaxy A71 features a lot bigger memory capacity for games and applications than iPhone 12 Pro Max, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Galaxy A71 also has an external SD slot that holds up to 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy A71 features better battery duration than Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, because it has a 22% greater battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy A71 shoots a lot better photos and videos than Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, because although it has slower video frame rates and a tinier camera aperture which is not good for low light photography and video, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A71 also counts with a back camera with a much better 64 mega pixels resolution.
Although Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max is a better device, it costs a lot more than Galaxy A71, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the Galaxy A71. So if you need that extra specs and features, you can buy the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, otherwise you can save some money and get the Galaxy A71, resigning a couple features and specifications.
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