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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 93.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2019-04-10 | 2020-11-13 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 8.03 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1100.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2778 x 1284 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 437 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 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 + 25.00 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 | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3687mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.12 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max has a general score of 93.2, which is better than Samsung Galaxy A40's general score of 79.6. The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max works with iOS 15.x operating system, and Samsung Galaxy A40 counts with Android 11 operating system. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max is a newer and just a little thinner device than the Samsung Galaxy A40, although it is much heavier.
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max has a much better looking display than Galaxy A40, because it has a just a bit better display pixel density, a quite bigger display and a better resolution of 1284 x 2778px. The iPhone 12 Pro Max features a superior processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has less processing cores , it also counts with a 64-bit CPU and more RAM.
The Galaxy A40 counts with more memory to install applications and games than Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The iPhone 12 Pro Max features just a bit better camera than Galaxy A40, because although it has a back-facing camera with a lot worse resolution, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light images and videos and a much higher (4K) video quality.
IPhone 12 Pro Max has improved battery duration than Galaxy A40, because it has a 3687mAh battery capacity instead of 3100mAh.
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