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| Global Score | |
| 93.2 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 10 |
| 2020-11-13 | 2021-03-18 |
| 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 8.03 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver | Black, blue and white |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1100.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2778 x 1284 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | PLS |
| 457 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/2.00 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 | 10.23 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.68 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone 12 Pro Max has a score of 93.2, which is better than the Galaxy M12's overall score of 80. IPhone 12 Pro Max's design is a lot thinner but a little heavier than the Galaxy M12, and both were released only a couple months apart. The iPhone 12 Pro Max comes with iOS 15.x operating system, while Galaxy M12 counts with Android 10 operating system.
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max features a more powerful processor than Galaxy M12, because although it has 2 less processing cores (although they are faster), it also counts with 2 GB more RAM memory and a 64-bit processor. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max counts with a way better display than Samsung Galaxy M12, because it has a little larger screen, a lot higher resolution of 1284 x 2778px and a lot better pixels number per inch of display.
Samsung Galaxy M12 counts with much more storage for games and applications than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 1 TB. The Samsung Galaxy M12 shoots clearer videos and photos than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because although it has a tinier aperture and worse 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have the same (Full HD) video quality, the Samsung Galaxy M12 also counts with a lot higher resolution back-facing camera.
The Galaxy M12 counts with a superior battery performance than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because it has a 63 percent bigger battery size.
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