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| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 94.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 13, 12, 11, 10 |
| 2018-09-21 | 2020-03-06 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 5.97 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | 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 |
| $ 1099.00 | $ 1000.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 3200 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 566 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 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 |
| 10.12 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.2 | 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
The Galaxy S20 is much better than the iPhone XS Max, getting a 94.8 score against 84.5. Even though Galaxy S20 is a little thicker than iPhone XS Max, it's extremely lighter and newer. The Apple iPhone XS Max counts with a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy S20, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of cores, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
Samsung Galaxy S20 and Apple iPhone XS Max count with quite similar displays, because although the Samsung Galaxy S20 has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit greater display density and a slightly better 1440 x 3200 resolution. Samsung Galaxy S20 features just a bit better camera than iPhone XS Max, and although they both have a same resolution camera and a same size camera aperture, the Samsung Galaxy S20 also has a much better 7680x4320 video quality and a much bigger sensor providing a lot better image quality.
Galaxy S20 has a way bigger memory for games and applications than iPhone XS Max, because it has 128 GB internal memory and a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 1000 GB. The Galaxy S20 features improved battery life than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
Despite of being the best phone in our current comparison, the Samsung Galaxy S20 is also cheap compared to the iPhone XS Max, which makes it easy to pick between these phones.
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