Samsung Galaxy A15 4G vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A15 4G

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Samsung Galaxy A15 4G or Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A15 4G Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
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Release date 2023, December 11 2020, October 13
Dimensions (HxWxD) 160.1 x 76.8 x 8.4 mm | 6.3 x 6.3 x 3.02 in 160.8 x 78.1 x 7.4 mm | 6.33 x 6.33 x 3.07 in
Weight 200 g | 7.05 oz 228 g | 8.04 oz
Body Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame
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Colors Brave Black, Optimistic Blue, Magical Blue, Personality Yellow Silver, Graphite, Gold, Pacific Blue
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 3687 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 20 h (multimedia)
Music play - Up to 80 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super Retina XDR OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.5" in 6.7" in
Screen area 103.7 cm2 109.8 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.3% 87.4%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1284 x 2778 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 396 PPI 458 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - 90Hz, 800 nits (HBM)
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- Dolby Vision
-Wide color gamut
-True-tone
-HDR10
-800 nits (typ)
-1200 nits (peak)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 50 MP, Triple 12 MP, Quad
Camera specs -50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF
-5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
-2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
-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)
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10‑bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.
DxOMark Main Score 131
DxOMark Photo 131
DxOMark Video 130
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Single 12 MP, Dual
Specifications 13 MP, f/2.0, (wide) 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6''
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
DxOMark Selfie Score 132
DxOMark Photo 127
DxOMark Video 140

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 14, One UI 6 iOS 14.1
Chipset - Mediatek Helio G99 (6nm) - Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)
GPU Mali-G57 MC2 Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No
Internal memory 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 393103 1113059
Antutu 10 CPU 134136 291444
Antutu 10 GPU 65365 333526
Antutu 10 Mem 93415 187526
Antutu 10 UX 134136 291444
Antutu 8 Total 638841
GeekBench 6 Single Core 2069
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 4748
GeekBench 6 Metal 16062
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1586
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3940

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual sim model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
-4G - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
-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
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
GPS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes (market/region dependent) Yes
USB USB Type-C 2.0 Lightning, USB 2.0
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.42 W/kg (head) 1.29 W/kg (body)

SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio (market/region dependent) No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, compass, proximity - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- 25W Fast charging

- 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)
Versions
- Versions: A2411 (International); A2342 (USA); A2410 (Canada, Japan); A2412 (China, Hong Kong)

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