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| Global Score | |
| 93.2 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-11-13 | 2019-06-18 |
| 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.03 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1100.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2778 x 1284 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 457 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.18 |
| 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 | 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 10.78 |
| 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 | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.68 | 5.44 |
| 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 and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
IPhone 12 Pro Max has a global score of 93.2, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy M40's 85 score. IPhone 12 Pro Max works with iOS 15.x operating system, and Galaxy M40 counts with Android 10 operating system. Although iPhone 12 Pro Max is noticeably heavier than the Galaxy M40, it's a little thinner and also newer.
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max has a sharper display than Galaxy M40, because it has a little larger display, a higher 1284 x 2778px resolution and a just a bit higher quantity of pixels in each inch of display. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max has a more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy M40, because although it has less processing cores , and they both have the same RAM amount, the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
The Galaxy M40 has a slightly better camera than Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not favorable for low-light captures and videos and worse video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Galaxy M40 also counts with a back facing camera with lot more megapixels.
The Samsung Galaxy M40 has much more storage to store more apps and games than iPhone 12 Pro Max, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy M40 also has an external memory card slot that allows up to 512 GB. The iPhone 12 Pro Max counts with a little better battery life than Samsung Galaxy M40, because it has 3687mAh of battery capacity.
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