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| Global Score | |
| 93.2 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | -- |
| 2020-11-13 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.03 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1100.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2778 x 1284 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 568 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 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3687mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| 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
The iPhone 12 Pro Max has a score of 93.2, which is much better than Galaxy S8's global score of 81.7. The iPhone 12 Pro Max is a incredibly newer and a little bit thinner phone than the Galaxy S8, but it's also way heavier. The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max counts with a better hardware performance than Galaxy S8, because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with more RAM and a 64-bit CPU.
The iPhone 12 Pro Max has a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy S8, because although it has a just a bit worse screen density and a bit worse 1284 x 2778 resolution, it also counts with a bigger display. The iPhone 12 Pro Max shoots a little bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S8, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution and a back-facing camera with a 12 MP resolution, the iPhone 12 Pro Max also has a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low-light photos and videos and faster video frame rate.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 has a slightly better storage capacity to store more apps and games than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB. The iPhone 12 Pro Max counts with longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S8, because it has 3687mAh of battery capacity.
Although iPhone 12 Pro Max is a better device, it costs a lot more than Samsung Galaxy S8, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Samsung Galaxy S8. So if you want that extra specs, you can buy iPhone 12 Pro Max, otherwise you can save some money and buy the Samsung Galaxy S8, giving up some features and specifications.
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