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Samsung Galaxy Note8 vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max Specs Comparison

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8.9
Samsung Galaxy Note8
7.2
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
Samsung Galaxy Note8 Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
Released · Sep 15, 2017
Released · Sep 24, 2021
6.3-inch
6.7-inch
Dual camera
Triple camera
6GB · 64GB
6GB · 128GB
3300 mAh
4352 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches
162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm 		6.33 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches (~0.44 inches with camera bump)
160.8 x 78.1 x 7.65 mm (~11.25 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.88 oz (195.0 g) 8.47 oz (240.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum 		Back: Glass
Frame: Stainless steel
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) 3D Face unlock
Features
Notification light, Stylus
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight black, Maple gold, Orchid gray, Deep Sea blue Graphite, Gold, Silver, Sierra Blue

Display

Size
6.3-inch 6.7-inch
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 522 PPI 2778x1284px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED OLED
Refresh rate
Variable 10-120Hz
Screen-to-body
82.98 % 87.97 %
Peak brightness
1200 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Ceramic Shield), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm) Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2350 MHz
Kryo 280 		Hexa-core
2x3.23GHz Avalanche
4x1.82G​Hz Blizzard
GPU
Adreno 540 Apple GPU 5-core
RAM
6GB (LPDDR4) 6GB (LPDDR4X)
Internal storage
64GB, available to use: 53 GB 128GB (NVMe)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat), Samsung Experience UI iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x)

Battery

Capacity
3300 mAh 4352 mAh
Type
Li - Ion Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Qi and Powermat wireless charging Fast charging, Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
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Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
7h 38min
Browsing
18h 52min
Video
10h 23min
Gaming
10h 29min
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Camera

Rear
Dual camera Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm 		12 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.5
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.65''
Pixel size: 1.9 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 52 mm
Pixel size: 1 μm 		12 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.8
Focal Length: 77 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps)
Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing 		3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (30 fps)
OIS, HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
8 MP (Autofocus, HDR) 12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), EIS, HDR), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)
PhoneArena Camera Tests
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Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
136
Overall
138
Photo
135
Video
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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 		802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Lightning
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3 M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner
Other
NFC, ANT+ NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share,MirrorLink,SlimPort Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n79, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, 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), 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), 66(AWS-3) 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), 21(1500 Upper), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+) Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800)
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s)
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes Yes
VoLTE
Yes Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 28, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMN950U 		Date approved: Sep 14, 2021
FCC ID value: BCG-E4003A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.70 W/kg
Body: 0.14 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.36 W/kg 		Head: 0.96 W/kg
Body: 0.96 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.45 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.96 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 930 $ 1099 / € 1150
In The Box
USB‑C to Lightning Cable, Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 23, 2017 Sep 14, 2021

Alternative variants

International version
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2300 MHz
Exynos M2 "Mongoose" and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-G71 MP20
OS Android (9.0 Pie)
Colors Gold, Blue
FCC approval Date approved: Jul 28, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMN950F
Measured SAR Head: 0.32 W/kg
Body: 0.37 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.50 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.31 W/kg
Phablet: 3.98 W/kg
With 256GB internal storage
Internal storage 256GB
MSRP $ 1199
Dual SIM version
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2300 MHz
Exynos M2 "Mongoose" and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-G71 MP20
Dual SIM Yes
With 512GB internal storage
Internal storage 512GB
MSRP $ 1399
With 1TB internal storage
Internal storage 1024GB
MSRP $ 1599
International
5G Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n40, n41, n48, n66, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD) Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600)
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