Samsung Galaxy A72 vs Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 17, 2021	Sep 10, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
€449	$1099

Design

Dimensions
6.50 x 3.05 x 165 x 77.4 x 8.4 mm	6.22 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches 158 x 77.8 x 8.1 mm
Weight
7.16 oz / 203.0 g	7.97 oz / 226.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel
Materials & Colors
Black, Blue, White, Violet
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Gold, Silver, Space gray, Midnight green

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 84.74% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 84.52% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 90Hz	OLED, HDR, 800 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI	2688x1242px, 19.5:9 ratio, 456 PPI
Features
	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 720G SM7125 (8 nm)	Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.3GHz Kryo 465 6x1.8GHz Kryo 465	Hexa-core 2650 MHz Lightning and Thunde
GPU
Adreno 618	Apple-designed 4 core
Memory
6GB/128GB (UFS) 8GB/256GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (NVMe) 4GB/256GB 4GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (11)	iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

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

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	3969 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W	Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 7.5W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 22min

Browsing

13h 42min

Video

9h 19min

Gaming

10h 5min

Battery Life Estimate

5h 49min

Browsing

12h 54min

Video

8h 58min

Gaming

7h 30min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple camera
Main camera
64 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	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
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	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
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F24.0 Pixel size: 1.0 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide, Sapphire crystal lens cover) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm
Fourth camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	Quad LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
32 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	12 MP (EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band,802.1x Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), 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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 19 (1600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jan 26, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA725M	Date approved: Sep 25, 2019 FCC ID value: BCG-E3306A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.29 W/kg Body: 0.30 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.59 W/kg	Head: 1.00 W/kg Body: 0.99 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.53 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.99 W/kg
EU SAR
Head: 0.23 W/kgBody: 1.17 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

with 512 GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1449

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1249

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