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| Global Score | |
| 93.2 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2020-11-13 | 2016-03-11 |
| 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches |
| 8.03 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver | Black, Black pearl, Coral blue, Gold, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1100.00 | $ 336.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2778 x 1284 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") 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 | 9.79 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3687mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
IPhone 12 Pro Max has a global score of 93.2, which is better than the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge's 78.1 overall score. Even though the iPhone 12 Pro Max is a lot heavier than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, it's just a little thinner and also a lot newer. The iPhone 12 Pro Max works with iOS 15.x operating system, and Samsung Galaxy S7 edge works with Android 8.0 Oreo operating system.
The iPhone 12 Pro Max has a greater performance than Galaxy S7 edge, because it has a larger number of cores (and faster), more RAM memory and a 64-bit processing unit. IPhone 12 Pro Max counts with a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has a quite lower pixels quantity in each inch in the display and a bit worse resolution of 1284 x 2778 pixels, it also counts with a larger display.
The iPhone 12 Pro Max has a better memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory. The iPhone 12 Pro Max has a little better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, because it has a 3687mAh battery capacity.
IPhone 12 Pro Max captures slightly better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and a back facing camera with a 12 mega-pixels, the iPhone 12 Pro Max also has a larger aperture and higher video frame rate.
Although Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Galaxy S7 edge, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Galaxy S7 edge. So if you want that extra features, you can buy the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, but if you don't you can save a couple dollars and buy the Galaxy S7 edge, letting go some features and specs.
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