Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 85.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x |
| 2019-03-07 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 7.97 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Gold, Midnight green, Silver and Space gray |
| Plastic | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Apple-designed 4 core GPU |
| 9 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 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 |
| 9.13 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3969mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The iPhone 11 Pro Max is slightly better than the Galaxy M30, with an 85.3 score against 82.4. The iPhone 11 Pro Max comes with iOS 15.x operating system, and Galaxy M30 works with Android 9.0 Pie operating system. IPhone 11 Pro Max's construction is just a bit thinner but noticeably heavier than the Galaxy M30, and both of them were released with only 7 months difference.
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max features a better hardware performance than Galaxy M30, because although it has 2 lesser processing cores (although faster) and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max counts with a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy M30, because it has a little bigger display, a bit higher resolution of 1242 x 2688 and a little bit greater screen density.
Galaxy M30 has much more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone 11 Pro Max, because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity and a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with superior battery performance than Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max has a superior camera than Galaxy M30, because although it has a camera with less MP resolution, it also counts with a bigger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a way higher 3840x2160 video definition and a bigger diafragm aperture for better photography in low-light situations.
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