Samsung Galaxy S20+ vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max Specs Comparison

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9.1
Samsung Galaxy S20+
7.2
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
Samsung Galaxy S20+ Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
Released · Mar 06, 2020
Released · Sep 24, 2021
6.7-inch · 3200x1440px
6.7-inch · 2778x1284px
Quad camera
Triple camera
12GB · 128GB
6GB · 128GB
4500 mAh
4352 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Feb 11, 2020 Sep 14, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$1200 $1099 | €1150

Design

Dimensions
6.37 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches
161.9 x 73.7 x 7.8 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
6.56 oz (188.0 g) 8.47 oz (240.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6)
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass
Frame: Stainless steel
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint 3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Cosmic grey, Cloud blue, Cosmic black, Cosmic white, Aura red, Aura blue Graphite, Gold, Silver, Sierra Blue

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 90.94% screen-to-body 6.7-inch, 87.97% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR OLED, Variable 10-120Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
3200x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 524 PPI 2778x1284px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Ceramic Shield
Features
Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm) Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1x2.84GHz Kryo 585
3x2.42GHz Kryo 585
4x1.80GHz Kryo 585
Hexa-core
2x3.23GHz Avalanche
4x1.82G​Hz Blizzard
GPU
Adreno 650 Apple GPU 5-core
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0)
8GB/128GB
12GB/256GB
12GB/512GB
6GB (LPDDR4X)/128GB (NVMe)
6GB/256GB
6GB/512GB
6GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB not expandable
OS
Android (13, 12, 11, 10) iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Polymer 4352 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Fast charging
Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
Wired: 25.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
5h 25min
Browsing
8h 30min
Video
9h 53min
Gaming
8h 26min
Battery Life Estimate
7h 38min
Browsing
18h 52min
Video
10h 23min
Gaming
10h 29min

Camera

Rear
Quad camera Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Pixel size: 1.8 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 (Ultra-wide, Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Pixel size: 1.4 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
64 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Optical zoom: 1.1x
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal Length: 29 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
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
Fourth camera
0.3 MP VGA (ToF 3D depth sensing)
Aperture size: F1.0
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps)
OIS, HDR, EIS
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps)
OIS, HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
10 MP (PDAF, HDR)
Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)
12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), EIS, HDR)
Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)
PhoneArena Camera Tests
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
136
Overall
138
Photo
135
Video

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
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 3.2 Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
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
Other
NFC, ANT+ NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n2, n5, n41, n66, n71, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave 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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s)
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jan 28, 2020
FCC ID value: A3LSMG986B
Date approved: Sep 14, 2021
FCC ID value: BCG-E4003A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.25 W/kg
Body: 0.89 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.35 W/kg
Phablet: 2.95 W/kg
Head: 0.96 W/kg
Body: 0.96 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.45 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.96 W/kg

Alternative variants

Global variant
System chip Samsung Exynos 990 (7 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2x2.73GHz Exynos M5
2x2.5GHz Cortex-A76
4x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU Mali G77 MP11
5G Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n40, n77, n78, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
Dual SIM Yes
SIM type Nano SIM, eSIM
With 256GB internal storage
Memory 256GB
Prices (MSRP) $1199
non 5G variant
Memory 8GB
Weight 6.56 oz (186.0 g)
FCC approval Date approved: Jan 28, 2020
FCC ID value: A3LSMG985F
Measured SAR Head: 0.26 W/kg
Body: 1.03 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.37 W/kg
Phablet: 3.00 W/kg
With 512GB internal storage
Memory 512GB
Prices (MSRP) $1399
with 256GB storage
Memory 256GB
With 1TB internal storage
Memory 1024GB
Prices (MSRP) $1599
with 512GB storage
Memory 512GB
Prices (MSRP) $1400
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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
for Verizon
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
for AT&T
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
for T-Mobile
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
3G Bands 5, 4, 2, 1
for Sprint
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
for U.S. Cellular
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 46, 48
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
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