Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 93.6 | 85.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x |
| 2019-05-16 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.40 x 3.04 x 0.31 inches | 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 7.97 ounces |
| Crown silver, Majestic black and Royal gold | Gold, Midnight green, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 342.00 | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 3040 x 1440 pixels | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| 502 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Apple-designed 4 core GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) 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 |
| 10.23 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3969mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 5.92 |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy S10 5G has a general score of 93.6, which is slightly better than Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max's 85.3 overall score. Samsung Galaxy S10 5G works with Android 11 operating system, and Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max has iOS 15.x operating system. The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G is a lighter and just a little thinner phone than Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, although both of them were released only a couple months apart.
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max counts with a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, although it has a little bit worse quantity of pixels per inch in the screen, a little bit worse 1242 x 2688 resolution and a bit smaller screen. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max features just a little better performance than Galaxy S10 5G, because although it has 4 GB less RAM and an inferior number of cores, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G has a much better memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, because it has 256 GB internal storage. The iPhone 11 Pro Max's camera is very similar to the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G one, and although the iPhone 11 Pro Max has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not so good for low light photography, they both have a same resolution back camera, the same sensor size, the same 3840x2160 video definition and the same 60 fps video frame rate.
Galaxy S10 5G has a bit superior battery duration than Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, because it has a 4500mAh battery size.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the Galaxy S10 5G is also a bargain compared to others.
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