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| Global Score | |
| 93.2 | 90.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | -- |
| 2020-11-13 | 2020-08-21 |
| 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.36 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 8.03 ounces | 6.84 ounces |
| Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver | Mystic bronze, Mystic gray, Mystic green and Mystic red |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1100.00 | $ 1000.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2778 x 1284 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 457 pixels per inch | 393 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 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.57 inches (1/1.76") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 10.67 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3687mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 6.16 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy Note 20, getting a global score of 93.2 against 90.8. Even though Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max and the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 were released with only 3 months difference, the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max body is heavier but thinner. The iPhone 12 Pro Max has a bit superior CPU than Galaxy Note 20, because although it has less processing cores (but faster) and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max has a better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Note 20, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max also has a bit higher screen pixels density and a bit higher resolution of 1284 x 2778 pixels. The Galaxy Note 20 takes just a bit better photographs and videos than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not nice for capturing photographs and/or video in low-light environments, and they both have a 12 mega pixels camera in the back, the Galaxy Note 20 also counts with a way higher video definition.
IPhone 12 Pro Max and Samsung Galaxy Note 20 have really similar memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos, both of them have equal internal memory capacity. Samsung Galaxy Note 20 features a little better battery life than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity against 3687mAh.
IPhone 12 Pro Max costs a bit more than the Galaxy Note 20, but it's still a great deal, as you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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