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| Global Score | |
| 93.2 | 86.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-11-13 | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 8.03 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver | Black, Blue and Red |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1100.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2778 x 1284 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| 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 | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 12.1 |
| 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 | 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 | 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
The iPhone 12 Pro Max has a global score of 93.2, which is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy M31's 86.5 general score. IPhone 12 Pro Max works with iOS 15.x operating system, while Samsung Galaxy M31 has Android 11 operating system. The iPhone 12 Pro Max design is heavier but thinner than the Samsung Galaxy M31, and both of them were released only a couple months apart.
The iPhone 12 Pro Max features a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy M31, because it has a higher 1284 x 2778px resolution, a quite larger display, much more brightness and a bit higher pixels density. IPhone 12 Pro Max has a quite better performance than Galaxy M31, because although it has an inferior number of cores , and they both have a 6 GB RAM memory, the iPhone 12 Pro Max also counts with a 64-bits processor.
Samsung Galaxy M31 counts with a much better camera than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because although it has worse 30 fps video frame rate and a tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have the same video quality, the Samsung Galaxy M31 also counts with a back-facing camera with way more megapixels. The Galaxy M31 counts with a quite bigger memory for apps and games than Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
Galaxy M31 counts with a way better battery duration than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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