Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 93.2 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-11-13 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 8.03 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver | Black and Blue |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1100.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2778 x 1284 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 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 | 9.13 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.68 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
IPhone 12 Pro Max is better than the Samsung Galaxy M30, getting a general score of 93.2 against 82.4. The iPhone 12 Pro Max has iOS 15.x OS, and Samsung Galaxy M30 has Android 9.0 Pie OS. Even though the iPhone 12 Pro Max is incredibly heavier than the Samsung Galaxy M30, it's thinner and also newer.
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max has a much better display than Galaxy M30, because it has a higher resolution of 1284 x 2778, a little bigger screen and a bit greater pixel density. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max counts with a better performing CPU than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has less cpu cores , and they both have 6 GB of RAM memory, the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
The iPhone 12 Pro Max shoots just a bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a camera with less MP resolution, it also counts with a larger aperture and a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality. Galaxy M30 counts with a lot bigger storage for apps and games than iPhone 12 Pro Max, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal storage, the Galaxy M30 also has a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy M30 features improved battery duration than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
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