Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

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Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G

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Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max or Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G
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Release date 2020, October 13 2019, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 160.8 x 78.1 x 7.4 mm | 6.33 x 6.33 x 3.07 in 162.3 x 77.2 x 7.9 mm | 6.39 x 6.39 x 3.04 in
Weight 228 g | 8.04 oz 198 g | 6.98 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
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Colors Silver, Graphite, Gold, Pacific Blue Aura Glow, Aura White, Aura Black
Battery 3687 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 4300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
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 6.8" in
Screen area 109.8 cm2 114.0 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 87.4% 91.0%
Screen resolution 1284 x 2778 px 1440 x 3040 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 458 PPI 498 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Other specs - Dolby Vision
-Wide color gamut
-True-tone
-HDR10
-800 nits (typ)
-1200 nits (peak)
- HDR10+
-Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Quad 12 MP, Quad
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/2.1, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
- 16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.0µm, Super Steady video
- TOF 3D VGA camera
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) LED flash, auto-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@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
DxOMark Main Score 131 117
DxOMark Photo 131 126
DxOMark Video 130 101
Front camera, selfie 12 MP, Dual 10 MP, Single
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, Dual Pixel PDAF
Functions HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 2160p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 132 99
DxOMark Photo 127 103
DxOMark Video 140 93

Performance

Operating system - OS iOS 14.1 Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI
Chipset - Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) - Exynos 9825 (7 nm)
- Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/China
CPU - Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm) - Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA/LATAM
-Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) - USA/China
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA/LATAM
Adreno 640 - USA/China
External memory No microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM 256/512 GB, 12 GB 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 441392
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 2069 823
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 4748 2149
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 2578
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 2338
GeekBench 6 Metal 16062
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1586 747
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3940 2490
GeekBench 4 Single Core 4040
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 9641
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 10301

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 / 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 - 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  
CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - Global
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA
-5G - 5G NSA / Sub6 / mmWave
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 (7CA) Cat20 2048/150 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, BDS, GALILEO
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
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio (USA & Canada only)
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 (under display, ultrasonic), 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)

- Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
-ANT+
-Bixby natural language commands and dictation
- Fast battery charging 45W
- USB Power Delivery 3.0
- Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
- Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
-IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
-S Pen Stylus (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)
Versions
- Versions: A2411 (International); A2342 (USA); A2410 (Canada, Japan); A2412 (China, Hong Kong)

- Versions: SM-N976F (Global); SM-N976U (USA); SM-N976N (South Korea)

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