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| Global Score | |
| 90.8 | 93.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2020-08-21 | 2020-11-13 |
| 6.36 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.84 ounces | 8.03 ounces |
| Mystic bronze, Mystic gray, Mystic green and Mystic red | Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver |
| Plastic | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1000.00 | $ 1100.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2778 x 1284 pixels |
| Super AMOLED Plus | OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm) chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3000 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.72 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.57 inches (1/1.76") sensor | -- |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.67 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3687mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.16 | 5.68 |
| 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 iPhone 12 Pro Max is a little bit better than Galaxy Note 20, having a global score of 93.2 against 90.8. The iPhone 12 Pro Max body is thinner but somewhat heavier than Galaxy Note 20, and they were released with only 3 months difference. The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max features a brighter screen than Galaxy Note 20, and although they both have a same size display, the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max also has a slightly higher resolution of 1284 x 2778 pixels and a little bit greater amount of pixels per screen inch.
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max has a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy Note 20, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and 2 less processing cores , it also counts with a 64-bit processor. Samsung Galaxy Note 20 shoots just a bit better pictures and videos than Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have a back camera with a 12 mega-pixels, the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 also counts with a lot better 7680x4320 video quality.
The iPhone 12 Pro Max's storage for games and applications is just as good as Samsung Galaxy Note 20's one, both of them have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Galaxy Note 20 features just a little bit longer battery duration than Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, because it has a 17 percent bigger battery capacity.
The iPhone 12 Pro Max costs a bit more than Galaxy Note 20, but you can get a better phone for that few extra dollars.
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