Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 93.2 | 94.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 13, 12, 11, 10 |
| 2020-11-13 | 2020-03-06 |
| 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 5.97 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.03 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver | Cloud blue, Cloud pink, Cosmic grey and Cosmic white |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1100.00 | $ 1000.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2778 x 1284 pixels | 3200 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 566 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 15.38 |
| 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 |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 10.78 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 5.92 |
| 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
Galaxy S20 has a global score of 94.8, which is a little bit better than Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max's score of 93.2. Galaxy S20 comes with Android 13 OS, and Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max has iOS 15.x OS. The Galaxy S20 construction is extremely lighter but just a little thicker than the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, and they were only released with a couple months difference.
IPhone 12 Pro Max has a bit better CPU than Galaxy S20, because although it has a lower number of cores (although they are faster) and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU. The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max counts with a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy S20, because although it has a bit worse 1284 x 2778px resolution and a just a bit less pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a bit bigger screen.
Samsung Galaxy S20 counts with a much better memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 12 Pro Max, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy S20 also has a SD extension slot that allows up to 1000 GB. Samsung Galaxy S20 counts with just a bit better battery life than Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, because it has an 8% bigger battery capacity.
The Galaxy S20 has a bit better camera than Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same resolution back-facing camera, the Galaxy S20 also counts with a way higher video quality.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, Samsung Galaxy S20 is also cheaper than the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, which makes it a simple decision.
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