Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G Comparison and Differences
Smartphone 1
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
Smartphone 2
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
Smartphone 3
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max or Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G Specs Comparison
or
Common specs
| Brand and model | Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max | Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2019, September | 2020, September 23 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 158 x 77.8 x 8.1 mm | 6.22 x 6.22 x 3.06 in | 159.8 x 74.5 x 8.4 mm | 6.29 x 6.29 x 2.93 in | |
| Weight | 226 g | 7.97 oz | 190 g | 6.7 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass, stainless steel frame | Glass front, plastic back, aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Midnight Green (matte colors) | Cloud Lavender, Cloud Mint, Cloud Navy, Cloud White, Cloud Red, Cloud Orange | |
| Battery | 3969 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 4500 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable | |
| Battery life |
Talking time - Up to 20 h Music play - Up to 80 h |
||
| Approximate price | 1250 EUR | 670 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | OLED | Super AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.5" in | 6.5" in | |
| Screen area | 102.9 cm2 | 101.0 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 20:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 83.7% | 84.8% | |
| Screen resolution | 1242 x 2688 px | 1080 x 2400 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 458 PPI | 407 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | |
| Other specs | - Super Retina XDR OLED -800 nits -Dolby Vision -HDR10 -Wide color gamut -True-tone -120 Hz touch-sensing |
- Always-on display -120Hz refresh rate -HDR10+ |
|
| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Triple | 12 MP, Triple | |
| Camera specs | -12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS -12 MP, f/2.0, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom -12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm (ultrawide) |
-12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS -8 MP, f/2.4, 76mm (telephoto), 1/4.5", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom -12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.12µm |
|
| Functions | Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 122 | 115 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 126 | 119 | |
| DxOMark Video | 124 | 101 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 12 MP, Dual | 32 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide) TOF 3D camera |
32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm | |
| Functions | HDR | HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps (gyro-EIS) | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 92 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 93 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 90 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | iOS 13, upgradable to iOS 13.2 | Android 10, One UI 2.5 | |
| Chipset | - Apple A13 Bionic (7 nm+) | - Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) | |
| CPU | - Hexa-core (2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder) | - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) | |
| GPU | Apple GPU (4-core graphics) | Adreno 650 | |
| External memory | No | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) | |
| Internal memory | 64GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM, 512GB 4GB RAM | 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 928669 | 711947 | |
| Antutu 10 CPU | 243335 | 212844 | |
| Antutu 10 GPU | 335206 | 194083 | |
| Antutu 10 Mem | 161350 | 137164 | |
| Antutu 10 UX | 243335 | 212844 | |
| Antutu 8 Total | 527458 | 573850 | |
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 1713 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 3802 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Metal | 13596 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 1334 | 812 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 3518 | 3015 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 5483 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 13789 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or Electronic SIM card) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 11(1500), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100) - A2218 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - A2161 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - A2220 |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE -5G - SA/NSA/Sub6 |
|
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A 1.6 Gbps DL, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat19 1800/200 Mbps, 5G | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 2.0, proprietary reversible connector | USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 1.16 W/kg (head) 1.17 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.95 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body) |
SAR EU - 0.50 W/kg (head) 1.35 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | FM radio | |
| Headphone jack | No | No | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic -Dolby Atmos sound |
- 32-bit/384kHz audio -Tuned by AKG |
Other features
| Sensors | - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | |
| Other extras |
- Siri natural language commands and dictation - Fast battery charging 18W: 50% in 30 min -USB Power Delivery 2.0 -Qi wireless charging - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 4m for 30 mins) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) -Stylus support |
- Bixby natural language commands and dictation - Fast charging 25W -Fast wireless charging 15W -Reverse wireless charging 4.5W -USB Power Delivery 3.0 - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
|
| Versions |
- Versions: -A2218 (Global market) -A2161 (USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands) -A2220 (China, Hong Kong) |
- Also known as Samsung Galaxy S20 Fan Edition, Samsung Galaxy S20 Lite, Samsung Galaxy S20 FE |
Reviews and Opinions on Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max and Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
If you had to recommend one of these phones to a friend, which one would it be and why? Share your arguments using the Add Opinion button!