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

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Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G

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

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
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Release date 2019, August 2020, October 13
Dimensions (HxWxD) 162.3 x 77.2 x 7.9 mm | 6.39 x 6.39 x 3.04 in 160.8 x 78.1 x 7.4 mm | 6.33 x 6.33 x 3.07 in
Weight 198 g | 6.98 oz 228 g | 8.04 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame
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Colors Aura Glow, Aura White, Aura Black Silver, Graphite, Gold, Pacific Blue
Battery 4300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 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 Dynamic AMOLED Super Retina XDR OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.8" in 6.7" in
Screen area 114.0 cm2 109.8 cm2
Screen format 19:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 91.0% 87.4%
Screen resolution 1440 x 3040 px 1284 x 2778 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 498 PPI 458 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - HDR10+
-Always-on display
- Dolby Vision
-Wide color gamut
-True-tone
-HDR10
-800 nits (typ)
-1200 nits (peak)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Quad 12 MP, Quad
Camera specs -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
-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, auto-HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10‑bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.
DxOMark Main Score 117 131
DxOMark Photo 126 131
DxOMark Video 101 130
Front camera, selfie 10 MP, Single 12 MP, Dual
Specifications 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6''
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR HDR
Video 2160p@30fps 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
DxOMark Selfie Score 99 132
DxOMark Photo 103 127
DxOMark Video 93 140

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI iOS 14.1
Chipset - Exynos 9825 (7 nm)
- Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/China
- Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
CPU - 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
- Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)
GPU Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA/LATAM
Adreno 640 - USA/China
Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
External memory microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 256/512 GB, 12 GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB 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 441392 638841
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 823 2069
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 2149 4748
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 2578
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 2338
GeekBench 6 Metal 16062
GeekBench 5 Single Core 747 1586
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2490 3940
GeekBench 4 Single Core 4040
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 9641
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 10301

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Bands -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
-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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2048/150 Mbps, 5G (2+ Gbps DL) 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/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Lightning, USB 2.0
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio (USA & Canada only) 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 - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- 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)

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

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

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