Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 88.3 | 85.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x |
| 2019-03-08 | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.90 x 2.77 x 0.31 inches | 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 7.97 ounces |
| Flamingo pink, Prism black, Prism blue, Prism green and Prism white | Gold, Midnight green, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 281.00 | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 3040 x 1440 pixels | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| 551 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3969mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.36 | 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
Samsung Galaxy S10 has a score of 88.3, which is just a bit better than Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max's score of 85.3. The Samsung Galaxy S10 construction is incredibly lighter and a bit thinner than Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, even when both were released only 7 months apart. Samsung Galaxy S10 counts with Android 11 operating system, and Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max counts with iOS 15.x operating system.
The Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max counts with a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy S10, because although it has less RAM memory and a lower number of cores and slower, it also counts with a 64-bit processor. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max counts with a slightly better display than Samsung Galaxy S10, because although it has a bit worse pixels amount per display inch and a quite lower resolution of 1242 x 2688, it also counts with a quite larger display.
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max features a camera that's just as good as the Samsung Galaxy S10 one, and although the Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max has a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for taking pictures and videos in low light situations, they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, a same size sensor, a back-facing camera with a 12 megapixels and the same 60 fps video frame rates.
Samsung Galaxy S10 has much more memory for applications and games than iPhone 11 Pro Max, because it has 64 GB more internal storage and an external SD slot that allows up to 512 GB. IPhone 11 Pro Max has improved battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S10, because it has 3969mAh of battery capacity instead of 3400mAh.
Even being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, Galaxy S10 is also by far the cheapest one, which makes this phone a no doubt choice.
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