Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy A71 5G Specs Comparison

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)	6.40 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches 162.5 x 75.5 x 8.1 mm
Weight
8.03 oz (228.0 g)	6.53 oz (185.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Materials & Colors
Pacific blue, Gold, Silver, Graphite
Resistance
Water, Splash, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Prism Cube black, Prism Cube sliver, Prism Cube blue

Display

Size
6.7-inch	6.7-inch
Resolution
2778x1284px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI
Technology
OLED	Super AMOLED Plus
Refresh rate
60Hz	60Hz
Screen-to-body
87.45 %	88.38 %
Peak brightness
1200 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Ceramic Shield), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA (7 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core	Octa-core 1x 2.3GHz Kryo 475 + 1x 2.2GHz Kryo 475 + 6x 1.8GHz Kryo 475
GPU
Yes	Adreno 620
RAM
6GB (LPDDR4)	6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
128GB (NVMe)	128GB (UFS 2.1), available to use: 104.3 GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
iOS (16.x, 15.x, 14.x)	Android (12, 11, 10), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
3687 mAh	4500 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery, Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 59min

Browsing

14h 6min

Video

8h 37min

Gaming

8h 1min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Learn more on our PhoneArena Battery Test Results page

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	64 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.5x Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 65 mm	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (30 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)	32 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4	M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

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	Bands n2, n5, n41, n66, n71, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 14(700 PS), 20(800 DD), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600)	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jun 04, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMA716U
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.69 W/kg Body: 1.11 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.16 W/kg Phablet: 3.93 W/kg
EU SAR
	Head: 1.24 W/kgBody: 1.53 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 1100	$ 600
In The Box
USB‑C to Lightning Cable, Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 13, 2020	Apr 08, 2020

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage

Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 1200

for T-Mobile

4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)

with 512GB storage

Internal storage	512GB
MSRP	$ 1400

for Sprint

4G (FDD)	Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)	Bands 41(2600+)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)

International version

Storage expansion	microSDXC
5G	Bands n41, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
Dual SIM	Yes

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