Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 93.2 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2020-11-13 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 8.03 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver | Black and White |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1100.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2778 x 1284 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 392 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 660 SDM660 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | -- |
| 10.01 | 10.01 |
| 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 | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.68 | 5.68 |
| 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
IPhone 12 Pro Max is better than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, having a 93.2 score against 82.1. IPhone 12 Pro Max's body is noticeably newer and a little bit thinner, but heavier than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star. IPhone 12 Pro Max has iOS 15.x OS, and Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with Android 9.0 Pie OS. The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max features a better processing power than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has less cpu cores , and they both have a 6 GB RAM, the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max counts with a much better looking screen than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a just a bit higher display pixel density, a little bit bigger display and a better resolution of 1284 x 2778. Galaxy A8 Star counts with a quite bigger memory to install games and applications than Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 400 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with a battery life that's very similar to iPhone 12 Pro Max's battery performance, although the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has a 3700mAh battery size instead of 3687mAh. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max and Galaxy A8 Star both count with similar cameras, because although the Galaxy A8 Star has worse video frame rates and a smaller aperture, and they both have the same (4K) video definition, it also counts with a back camera with lot more megapixels.
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