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| Global Score | |
| 93.2 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | -- |
| 2020-11-13 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 8.03 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1100.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2778 x 1284 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 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 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm 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 | 9.24 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3687mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.68 | 4.96 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
IPhone 12 Pro Max has a general score of 93.2, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)'s general score of 79.2. Even though the iPhone 12 Pro Max is noticeably heavier than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), it's thinner and extremely newer. The iPhone 12 Pro Max has a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a larger screen, a little bit better pixels number per display inch and a better 1284 x 2778 resolution.
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max features a faster processing unit than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a lower number of cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64-bit processor and a greater amount of RAM. The iPhone 12 Pro Max counts with a slightly better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a back facing camera with way less mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a larger aperture and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a slightly better memory for games and applications than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with an external memory card slot that admits up to 256 GB. The iPhone 12 Pro Max features better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 23 percent bigger battery size.
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