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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 93.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10 | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2020-03-23 | 2020-11-13 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 8.03 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1100.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2778 x 1284 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full 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 | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3687mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The iPhone 12 Pro Max is better than Galaxy M21, with a score of 93.2 against 84.1. Although the iPhone 12 Pro Max and Galaxy M21 were released with only 8 months difference, the iPhone 12 Pro Max design is thinner but also heavier than Galaxy M21. IPhone 12 Pro Max has iOS 15.x operating system, and Galaxy M21 comes with Android 11 operating system.
The iPhone 12 Pro Max features a better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy M21, because although it has lesser cores (although they are faster), it also counts with 2 GB more RAM and a 64-bit processor. The iPhone 12 Pro Max features a more vivid screen than Galaxy M21, because it has a little bit larger screen, a better resolution of 1284 x 2778px, a quite better display density and much more brightness.
Galaxy M21 counts with a greater memory to install games and applications than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a SD card slot that admits up to 512 GB. The Galaxy M21 features a better camera than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because although it has worse 30 frames per second video frame rates and a tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have the same video resolution, the Galaxy M21 also counts with a back-facing camera with way more mega pixels.
Samsung Galaxy M21 counts with a much better battery life than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3687mAh.
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