Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy A12 Specs Comparison

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Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max	Samsung Galaxy A12
Released · Nov 13, 2020	Released · Dec 21, 2020
6.7-inch · 2778x1284px	6.5-inch · 1600x720px
Triple camera	Quad camera
6GB · 128GB	4GB · 64GB
3687 mAh	5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Oct 13, 2020	Nov 24, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$1100	€179

Design

Dimensions
6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches (~0.40 inches with camera bump) 160.84 x 78.09 x 7.39 mm (~10.14 mm with camera bump)	6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches 164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm
Weight
8.03 oz (228.0 g)	7.23 oz (205.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Materials & Colors
Pacific blue, Gold, Silver, Graphite
Resistance
Water, Splash, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Black, White, Blue, Red

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 87.45% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 85.80% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits	LCD
Resolution
2778x1284px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Protection
Ceramic Shield
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)	Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (12 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core	Octa-core 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A53 4x1.8GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Yes	PowerVR GE8320
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (NVMe) 6GB/256GB 6GB/512GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1) 3GB/32GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
iOS (16.x, 15.x, 14.x)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
3687 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 15.0W

Battery Life Estimate

5h 59min

Browsing

14h 6min

Video

8h 37min

Gaming

8h 1min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Pixel size: 1.7 μm	48 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.5x Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 65 mm	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light	1080p (30 fps)
Front
12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	8 MP

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	b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share,MirrorLink

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	No
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Mar 11, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA125U
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.14 W/kg Body: 1.20 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage


Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1200

With 32GB storage


Memory	3GB/32GB

with 512GB storage


Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1400

With 128GB storage


Memory	6GB/128GB

Links

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