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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 93.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2017-01-13 | 2020-11-13 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 8.03 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver |
| Glass and Metal | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1100.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2778 x 1284 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 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 |
| 9.24 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3687mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max has an overall score of 93.2, which is way better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s general score of 75.8. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max is a noticeably newer and a little thinner phone than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), although it's notably heavier. IPhone 12 Pro Max features a better performing processing unit than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has 2 lesser processing cores (but faster), it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit and a higher amount of RAM.
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max counts with a more vivid display than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a better 1284 x 2778 pixels resolution, a larger display and a just a little better display pixel density. IPhone 12 Pro Max has more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal storage.
IPhone 12 Pro Max features longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 3687mAh battery size. The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max takes a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a camera with a much worse 12 mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger aperture and a much higher video resolution.
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