Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S20+ Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 10, 2019	Feb 11, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$1099	$1200

Design

Dimensions
6.22 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches 158 x 77.8 x 8.1 mm	6.37 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches 161.9 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm
Weight
7.97 oz / 226.0 g	6.56 oz / 188.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Space gray, Midnight green	Cosmic grey, Cloud blue, Cosmic black, Cosmic white, Aura red, Aura blue

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 84.52% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 90.94% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, HDR, 800 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2688x1242px, 19.5:9 ratio, 456 PPI	3200x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 524 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.9 (Good)	1.4 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm)	Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2650 MHz Lightning and Thunde	Octa-core 1x2.84GHz Kryo 585 3x2.42GHz Kryo 585 4x1.80GHz Kryo 585
GPU
Apple-designed 4 core	Adreno 650
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (NVMe) 4GB/256GB 4GB/512GB	12GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x)	Android (13, 12, 11, 10)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1742	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
4107	Untested
3D Mark High
2103	Untested
3D Mark Low
1617	Untested

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Battery

Type
3969 mAh, Li - Ion	4500 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 7.5W	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 49min

Browsing

12h 54min

Video

8h 58min

Gaming

7h 30min

Battery Life Estimate

5h 25min

Browsing

8h 30min

Video

9h 53min

Gaming

8h 26min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 1.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, Sapphire crystal lens cover) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm	64 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 1.1x Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 29 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Fourth camera
	0.3 MP VGA (ToF 3D depth sensing) Aperture size: F1.0
Flash
Quad LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) OIS, HDR, EIS
Front
12 MP (EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	10 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos	32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

5G Bands
	n2, n5, n41, n66, n71, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48	38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 19 (1600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 25, 2019 FCC ID value: BCG-E3306A	Date approved: Jan 28, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG986B
Measured SAR
Head: 1.00 W/kg Body: 0.99 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.53 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.99 W/kg	Head: 0.25 W/kg Body: 0.89 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.35 W/kg Phablet: 2.95 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 512 GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1449

Global variant

System chip	Samsung Exynos 990 (7 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2x2.73GHz Exynos M5 2x2.5GHz Cortex-A76 4x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali G77 MP11
5G Bands	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n40, n77, n78, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
Dual SIM	Yes
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1249

non 5G variant

Memory	8GB
Weight	6.56 oz / 186.0 g
FCC approval	Date approved: Jan 28, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG985F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.26 W/kg Body: 1.03 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.37 W/kg Phablet: 3.00 W/kg

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB

with 512GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1400

for Verizon

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

for AT&T

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41, 46

for T-Mobile

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
3G Bands	5, 4, 2, 1

for Sprint

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41, 46

for U.S. Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 46, 48
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

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