Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

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Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G

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Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max or Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G
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Release date 2021, September 14 2019, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 160.8 x 78.1 x 7.7 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 240 g | 8.47 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 Graphite, Gold, Silver, Sierra Blue Aura Glow, Aura White, Aura Black
Battery 4352 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 4300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 28 h (multimedia)
Music play - Up to 95 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 ceramic glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Other specs - Wide color gamut
-True-tone
-120Hz
-HDR10
-Dolby Vision
-1000 nits (HBM)
-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/1.5, 26mm (wide), 1.9µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
-12 MP, f/2.8, 77mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
-12 MP, f/1.8, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), PDAF
-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), ProRes, Cinematic mode, 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 137 117
DxOMark Photo 144 126
DxOMark Video 119 101
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@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 2160p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 134 99
DxOMark Photo 128 103
DxOMark Video 143 93

Performance

Operating system - OS iOS 15 Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI
Chipset - Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) - Exynos 9825 (7 nm)
- Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/China
CPU - Hexa-core (2x3.22 GHz Avalanche + 4xX.X GHz Blizzard) - 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 (5-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, 1TB 6GB RAM 256/512 GB, 12 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 1310010
Antutu 10 CPU 323794
Antutu 10 GPU 432981
Antutu 10 Mem 234550
Antutu 10 UX 323794
Antutu 9 Total 843813
Antutu 8 Total 441392
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 2290 823
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 5551 2149
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 2578
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 2338
GeekBench 6 Metal 20040
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1716 747
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 4533 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/eSIM, dual stand-by) 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) 
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE
-5G - Sub6/mmWave
-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, BDS, 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 - 1.18 W/kg (head) 1.20 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.98 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
-Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
- Fast charging 27W, 50% in 30 min
-USB Power Delivery 2.0
-MagSafe wireless charging 15W
-Qi magnetic fast wireless charging 7.5W
- 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: SM-N976F (Global); SM-N976U (USA); SM-N976N (South Korea)

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