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| Global Score | |
| 85.5 | 93.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10 | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2019-12-27 | 2020-11-13 |
| 6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches | 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 8.03 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white | Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 282.00 | $ 1100.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2778 x 1284 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 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 - Polymer 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 | 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 has a global score of 93.2, which is a bit better than the Galaxy A51's 85.5 global score. The iPhone 12 Pro Max counts with iOS 15.x OS, and Galaxy A51 comes with Android 11 OS. The iPhone 12 Pro Max construction is newer and a little thinner, but a lot heavier than the Galaxy A51.
The iPhone 12 Pro Max counts with a sharper screen than Galaxy A51, because it has a little larger screen, a little better amount of pixels in each display inch and a slightly higher resolution of 1284 x 2778 pixels. The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max features a superior processor than Galaxy A51, because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a 64 bits processor and a higher amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy A51 features a much better memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 12 Pro Max, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal storage, the Galaxy A51 also has a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A51 has a little better battery life than Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, because it has an 8% greater battery capacity.
The Galaxy A51 features a superior camera than Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, because although it has a smaller aperture and worse 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have the same video quality, the Galaxy A51 also counts with a back-facing camera with a much higher 48 mega pixels resolution.
Although iPhone 12 Pro Max is a better device, it costs a lot more money than Galaxy A51, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Galaxy A51. So if you need that extra features and specs, you can buy the iPhone 12 Pro Max, otherwise you can save some dollars and get the Galaxy A51, resigning a couple specifications.
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