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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 93.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2019-03-02 | 2020-11-13 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 8.03 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver |
| Plastic | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1100.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2778 x 1284 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.91 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 10.01 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3687mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The iPhone 12 Pro Max is much better than Galaxy A30, having a 93.2 score against 79.6. The iPhone 12 Pro Max design is newer and just a bit thinner, but also heavier than the Galaxy A30. The iPhone 12 Pro Max has a better hardware performance than Galaxy A30, because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a larger amount of RAM and a 64-bits processing unit.
IPhone 12 Pro Max counts with a better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A30, because it has a bit larger screen, a little bit more pixels per inch in the display and a better resolution of 1284 x 2778. The Samsung Galaxy A30 counts with a quite bigger memory to store more apps and games than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that allows up to 512 GB.
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max counts with just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a way worse 12 MP resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture to take better low-light images and video and a much better 3840x2160 video quality. Galaxy A30 has a bit longer battery performance than Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, because it has an 8% bigger battery capacity.
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