Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S22+ Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 13, 2020	Feb 09, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$1100	$999

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)	6.20 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches (~0.35 inches with camera bump) 157.4 x 75.8 x 7.6mm (~8.97 mm with camera bump)
Weight
8.03 oz / 228.0 g	6.91 oz / 196.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum
Materials & Colors
Pacific blue, Gold, Silver, Graphite
Resistance
Water, Splash, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Phantom Black, White, Pink Gold, Green

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 87.45% screen-to-body	6.6-inch, 89.71% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1750 nits
Resolution
2778x1284px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 390 PPI
Protection
Ceramic Shield	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core	Octa-core 1x3.00GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Yes	Adreno 730
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (NVMe) 6GB/256GB 6GB/512GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iOS (16.x, 15.x, 14.x)	Android (14, 13, 12)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2071	1514
GeekBench 6 Multi
4844	3595
3D Mark High
2481	1603
3D Mark Low
1792	1106

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Battery

Type
3687 mAh, Li - Ion	4500 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 59min

Browsing

14h 6min

Video

8h 37min

Gaming

8h 1min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 21min

Browsing

15h 16min

Video

8h 18min

Gaming

10h 13min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Pixel size: 1.7 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 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: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.5x Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 65 mm	10 MP (Ultra-wide) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 69 mm Sensor size: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
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	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps)
Front
12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	10 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
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 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, 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, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
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	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, 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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	2, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Mar 30, 2022 FCC ID value: A3LSMS906U
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.08 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.26 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1200

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1049

with 512GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1400

International

System chip	Samsung Exynos 2200 (4 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 1x2.8GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.7​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU	Xclipse 920
Weight	6.88 oz / 195.0 g
5G Bands	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6

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