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| Global Score | |
| 85 | 93.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2019-06-18 | 2020-11-13 |
| 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 8.03 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Seawater blue | Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver |
| Plastic | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1100.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2778 x 1284 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 612 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.18 | 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 | |
| 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 |
| 10.78 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 3687mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
IPhone 12 Pro Max has a score of 93.2, which is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy M40's general score of 85. The iPhone 12 Pro Max comes with iOS 15.x operating system, while Samsung Galaxy M40 counts with Android 10 operating system. The iPhone 12 Pro Max is a newer and just a little bit thinner device than Samsung Galaxy M40, but it's also a lot heavier.
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max has a sharper screen than Galaxy M40, because it has a quite bigger screen, a little higher pixels density and a better resolution of 1284 x 2778px. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max counts with a better performance than Samsung Galaxy M40, because although it has a lower number of cores , and they both have the same RAM amount, the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max also counts with a 64 bits CPU.
The Galaxy M40 counts with a much bigger storage to store more games and applications than Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage, the Galaxy M40 also has a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 512 GB. Galaxy M40 counts with just a bit better camera than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not nice for capturing photographs and videos in low-light environments and lower video frame rates, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Galaxy M40 also counts with a way more MP camera.
The iPhone 12 Pro Max counts with just a bit better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy M40, because it has 3687mAh of battery capacity.
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