Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 85.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x |
| 2018-01-06 | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 7.97 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Gold, Midnight green, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Apple-designed 4 core GPU |
| 9.18 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 |
| 9.24 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3969mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 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 Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), with an 85.3 score against 79.2. Even though the Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max is heavier than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), it's just a little bit thinner and newer. The iPhone 11 Pro Max features a better CPU than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a lower number of cores , and they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the iPhone 11 Pro Max also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
The iPhone 11 Pro Max has a bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a quite higher pixels number in each inch in the display, a bigger display and a bit higher 1242 x 2688 pixels resolution. The Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a way bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
IPhone 11 Pro Max has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a camera in the back with a way lower 12 megapixels resolution and a tinier aperture which is not nice for low-light photos, it also counts with a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality. The iPhone 11 Pro Max counts with superior battery life than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 3969mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
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