Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 94.8 | 85.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 13, 12, 11, 10 | iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x |
| 2020-03-06 | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.97 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 7.97 ounces |
| Cloud blue, Cloud pink, Cosmic grey and Cosmic white | Gold, Midnight green, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1000.00 | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 3200 x 1440 pixels | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| 566 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm) chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Apple-designed 4 core GPU |
| 9.72 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.38 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 |
| 10.78 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3969mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 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
Galaxy S20 is much better than the iPhone 11 Pro Max, getting a general score of 94.8 against 85.3. The Galaxy S20 is a way lighter and just a bit thinner phone than the iPhone 11 Pro Max, even when they were only released with a couple months difference. Galaxy S20 counts with Android 13 operating system, while iPhone 11 Pro Max works with iOS 15.x operating system.
The iPhone 11 Pro Max features a little better hardware performance than Galaxy S20, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and an inferior number of cores and also slower, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU. The iPhone 11 Pro Max features a little bit better looking display than Galaxy S20, because although it has a bit worse 1242 x 2688 resolution and a little less pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a quite larger display.
The Galaxy S20 captures a little bit better pictures and videos than iPhone 11 Pro Max, and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture and a camera with a 12 MP resolution, the Galaxy S20 also has a much larger back camera sensor taking lot higher quality photos and videos and a much higher 7680x4320 video quality.
Galaxy S20 has much more storage capacity for applications and games than iPhone 11 Pro Max, because it has 64 GB more internal memory and an external SD slot that allows up to 1000 GB. The iPhone 11 Pro Max features a battery lifetime that is just as good as the battery performance in Galaxy S20, although the iPhone 11 Pro Max has a 1% lower battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, Samsung Galaxy S20 is also cheap compared to the iPhone 11 Pro Max, which makes this phone a simple decision.
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