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| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 93.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2016-01-01 | 2020-11-13 |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 inches | 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 8.03 ounces |
| Champagne gold, Midnight black, Pearl white and Pink | Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver |
| Metal | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1100.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2778 x 1284 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.91 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) 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 |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3687mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone 12 Pro Max is much better than the Galaxy A9 (2016), with a 93.2 score against 74.9. The iPhone 12 Pro Max body has the same thickness than Galaxy A9 (2016), but it's heavier. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max counts with an incredibly better display than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a bit more pixels per display inch, a little bit larger screen and a better 1284 x 2778 resolution.
IPhone 12 Pro Max has a superior CPU than Galaxy A9 (2016), because although it has less CPU cores (but faster), it also counts with a larger amount of RAM and a 64 bits processor. IPhone 12 Pro Max shoots clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because although it has a camera in the back with less MP and a worse 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture to take better images and video in low-light situations.
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max features a much greater memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016) has just a little better battery duration than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because it has an 8% bigger battery size.
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