Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 93.2 | 98 |
| 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 | 6.57 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 8.03 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver | Cosmic black and Cosmic grey |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1100.00 | $ 1400.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.9 inches |
| 2778 x 1284 pixels | 3200 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 509 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.7 |
| 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 (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 | 108.00 MP + 40.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 13.42 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 6.8 |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G is a bit better than Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, getting a overall score of 98 against 93.2. The Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G counts with Android 13 OS, while Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max works with iOS 15.x OS. Even though the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G and the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max were released only a few months apart, the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G body is just a bit lighter but also somewhat thicker.
IPhone 12 Pro Max has a little faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of cores (but faster), it also counts with a 64 bits CPU. The iPhone 12 Pro Max features just a bit better looking display than Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G, although it has a bit inferior number of pixels per inch in the screen, a little smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1284 x 2778 pixels.
Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G has a lot better camera than Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not so good for low-light photography and video, it also counts with a back camera with a much better resolution and a much higher 7680x4320 video definition. Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G features a lot bigger storage to store more games and applications than Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G also has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 1000 GB.
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G features longer battery performance than Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3687mAh.
The Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G costs more money than the iPhone 12 Pro Max, but you can get a better phone for that extra money.
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