Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 93.6 | 93.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2019-05-16 | 2020-11-13 |
| 6.40 x 3.04 x 0.31 inches | 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 8.03 ounces |
| Crown silver, Majestic black and Royal gold | Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 342.00 | $ 1100.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 3040 x 1440 pixels | 2778 x 1284 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| 502 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 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 | 10.01 |
| 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 | |
| 4500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3687mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 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
Samsung Galaxy S10 5G is a little bit better than the iPhone 12 Pro Max, with a score of 93.6 against 93.2. Samsung Galaxy S10 5G's construction is lighter than the iPhone 12 Pro Max, although it's a little bit thicker and was released just 18 months before. Samsung Galaxy S10 5G counts with Android 11 operating system, and iPhone 12 Pro Max has iOS 15.x operating system.
IPhone 12 Pro Max counts with a more powerful processing unit than Galaxy S10 5G, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and a lower number of cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit. IPhone 12 Pro Max features a slightly better display than Galaxy S10 5G, although it has a bit worse resolution of 1284 x 2778 and a just a bit less pixels per display inch, they both have a screen of the same size.
The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G features a way bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because it has 128 GB more internal storage. The Galaxy S10 5G captures slightly better photographs and videos than iPhone 12 Pro Max, and although they both have the same video definition, the same video frame rate and a camera with a 12 mega-pixels resolution, the Galaxy S10 5G also has a larger aperture.
The Galaxy S10 5G has greater battery lifetime than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity against 3687mAh.
The Galaxy S10 5G not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest one, which makes it an obvious call.
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