Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 94.8 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 13, 12, 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-03-06 | 2018-09-21 |
| 5.97 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Cloud blue, Cloud pink, Cosmic grey and Cosmic white | Gold, 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 |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm) chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.72 | 10.26 |
| 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 + 7.00 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 | 10.12 |
| 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 | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.2 |
| 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 S20 has a general score of 94.8, which is better than Apple iPhone XS Max's score of 84.5. Samsung Galaxy S20 is a newer and noticeably lighter phone than Apple iPhone XS Max, although it is also just a little bit thicker. IPhone XS Max counts with a little faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy S20, because although it has an inferior number of cores and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bit processor.
IPhone XS Max features a screen that is very similar to the display in Galaxy S20, because although the iPhone XS Max has a little worse 1242 x 2688 pixels resolution and a bit lower pixels density, it also counts with a little bit bigger screen. Samsung Galaxy S20 features a superior memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 1000 GB and 64 GB more internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy S20 takes a little bit better photos and videos than Apple iPhone XS Max, and although they both have a same resolution back-facing camera and a F1.8 camera aperture, the Samsung Galaxy S20 also has a lot bigger back camera sensor and a much better video quality. The Samsung Galaxy S20 features longer battery duration than iPhone XS Max, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity against 3179mAh.
Galaxy S20 not only is the best phones in this comparison, but it's also the cheapest.
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