Apple iPhone XS Max vs Samsung Galaxy A20 Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone XS Max

Apple iPhone XS Max

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Samsung Galaxy A20

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Apple iPhone XS Max or Samsung Galaxy A20 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone XS Max Samsung Galaxy A20
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Release date 2018, September 2019, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm | 6.2 x 6.2 x 3.05 in 158.4 x 74.7 x 7.8 mm | 6.24 x 6.24 x 2.94 in
Weight 208 g | 7.34 oz 169 g | 5.96 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, stainless steel frame Front glass, plastic body
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Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold Black, Deep Blue, Red, Coral Orange, Gold
Battery 3174 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life Talking time - Up to 25 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 65 h
Talking time - Up to 12 (3G)
Music play - Up to 82 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.5" in 6.4" in
Screen area 102.9 cm2 100.5 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.4% 85.0%
Screen resolution 1242 x 2688 px 720 x 1560 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 458 PPI 268 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Other specs - Dolby Vision
-HDR10
-Wide color gamut
-3D Touch
-True-tone
-120 Hz touch-sensing
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 13 MP, Dual
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF
-12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4'', 1.0µm, OIS, PDAF, 2x optical zoom
-13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF
-5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide)
Functions Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Main Score 106
DxOMark Photo 110
DxOMark Video 96
Front camera, selfie 7 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) 8 MP, f/2.0
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@60fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 82
DxOMark Photo 81
DxOMark Video 82

Performance

Operating system - OS iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3 Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) - Exynos 7884 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest) - Octa-core (2x1.6 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.35 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Mali-G71 MP2
External memory No microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 676031
Antutu 10 CPU 184996
Antutu 10 GPU 176588
Antutu 10 Mem 142942
Antutu 10 UX 184996
Antutu 8 Total 431328
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1275
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 2594
GeekBench 6 Metal 8105
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1111 235
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2477 852
GeekBench 4 Single Core 4208
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 10588

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
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), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100) - A2101 
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), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - A1921 
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), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - A2104
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes (market/region dependent)
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.09 W/kg (head) 0.60 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.23 W/kg (head) 1.38 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Siri natural language commands and dictation
- Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min
-Qi wireless charging
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

- Fast battery charging 15W
Versions
- Versions: A2101 (Global market) A1921 (USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands) A2104 (China, Hong Kong); A2102 (Japan)

- Versions: SM-A205F/DS, SM-A205FN/DS (Global), SM-A205U (USA), SM-A205GN/DS, SM-A205YN, SM-A205G/DS, SM-A205W (Canada)

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