Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy Fold 5G Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

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Samsung Galaxy Fold 5G

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Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max or Samsung Galaxy Fold 5G Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Samsung Galaxy Fold 5G
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Release date 2020, October 13 2019, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 160.8 x 78.1 x 7.4 mm | 6.33 x 6.33 x 3.07 in 160.9 x 117.9 x 6.9 mm | 6.33 x 6.33 x 4.64 in
Weight 228 g | 8.04 oz 263 g | 9.28 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame
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Colors Silver, Graphite, Gold, Pacific Blue Space Silver, Cosmos Black
Battery 3687 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 4235 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 20 h (multimedia)
Music play - Up to 80 h
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Screen

Technology Super Retina XDR OLED Dynamic AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.7" in 7.3" in
Screen area 109.8 cm2 162.6 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 87.4% 85.7%
Screen resolution 1284 x 2778 px 1536 x 2152 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 458 PPI 0 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - Dolby Vision
-Wide color gamut
-True-tone
-HDR10
-800 nits (typ)
-1200 nits (peak)
- HDR10+
-Cover display: 4.6'', Super AMOLED, 720 x 1680 pixels (21:9)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Quad 12 MP, Triple
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift stabilization (IBIS)
-12 MP, f/2.2, 65mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2.5x optical zoom
-12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6"
-TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
-12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
-12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6'', 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
-16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.0µm
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10‑bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec. 2160p@60fps, 1080p@60/240fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps (gyro-EIS), HDR10
DxOMark Main Score 131
DxOMark Photo 131
DxOMark Video 130
Front camera, selfie 12 MP, Dual 10 MP, Dual
Specifications 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6''
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1.22µm
8 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1.22µm, depth sensor

Cover camera:
10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1.22µm
Functions HDR HDR
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
DxOMark Selfie Score 132
DxOMark Photo 127
DxOMark Video 140

Performance

Operating system - OS iOS 14.1 Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) - Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
CPU - Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm) - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485)
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Adreno 640
External memory No No
Internal memory 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM 512GB 12GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 1113059
Antutu 10 CPU 291444
Antutu 10 GPU 333526
Antutu 10 Mem 187526
Antutu 10 UX 291444
Antutu 8 Total 638841
GeekBench 6 Single Core 2069 888
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 4748 2621
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 2591
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 2245
GeekBench 6 Metal 16062
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1586 676
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3940 2493

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China Nano-SIM
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / 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 - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2342
-5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2342
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - SM-F900U
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46(5200), 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - SM-F900U
-5G - 5G NSA / Sub6
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps; 5G (2+ Gbps DL)
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)
SAR - 0.41 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.49 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No No
Others - 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-Dolby Atmos sound
-Tuned by AKG

Other features

Sensors - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Siri natural language commands and dictation
- Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min
-USB Power Delivery 2.0
-Qi fast wireless charging 15W
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

- ANT+
-Bixby natural language commands and dictation
-Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
--Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- Fast battery charging 15W
-Fast wireless charging 15W
-Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W
Versions
- Versions: A2411 (International); A2342 (USA); A2410 (Canada, Japan); A2412 (China, Hong Kong)

- Versions: SM-F907F, SM-F907B (Global); SM-F907U (USA); SM-F907W (Canada); SM-F9007 (China, Hong Kong); SM-F907N (Korea)

Reviews and Opinions on Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max and Samsung Galaxy Fold 5G

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Olawale
2022-03-29 13:55:41
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It’s very nice , but I still prefer iPhone 12.