The new Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max device has a 4 camera setup with a main lens of 12 MP, Apple A14 Bionic processor chipset and a battery of 15 mAh. On other side, the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra also has interesting features. The comparison for both models with new specs are detailed next.
Contents
Processor and Operating System
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max runs on Apple A14 Bionic chipset and the processor has a total of 6 cores composed by 2 cores of 2.65 GHz Firestorm and 4 cores of 1.8 GHz Icestorm. It has a maximum CPU frequency of . Some other special features include 64 bit architecture and Next‑generation Neural Engine. Running on iOS 14.1 operating system.
The Apple A14 Bionic is a more powerful processor than the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865.
Meanwhile, the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, the second processor has a total of 8 cores composed by 1 core of 2.84 GHz Kryo 585, 3 cores of 2.42 GHz Kryo 585 and 4 cores of 1.8 GHz Kryo 585. It has a maximum CPU frequency of 2840 MHz (megahertz). Some other special features include 64 bit architecture. And it’s running on iOS 14.1 OS system.
Graphics Processor (GPU)
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max is carrying a Apple GPU,4 cores gpu in the interior and the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra has the Qualcomm Adreno 650,Antutu gpu – 217015 graphics processor.
Battery
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max battery capacity is 15 mAh which is a 33233.3% (percent) less powerful than the 5000 mAh offered by the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra. Some features include Wireless charging, Fast charging, Non-removable, MagSafe wireless charging – 15W, Qi wireless charging – 7.5W and USB Power Delivery 3.0.
The Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra battery include Wireless charging, Fast charging, Non-removable, Qi/PMA wireless charging – 15 W, Wireless reverse charging – 9 W, Fast Wireless Charging 2.0 and USB Power Delivery 3.0.
Screen
The smartphone is using a OLED display with 1284 x 2778 pixels and a screen size of 6.7 in (inches).
Meanwhile the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra is featuring a Dynamic AMOLED 2X display with 1440 x 3200 pixels and a screen size of 6.9 in (inches).
As we can see here, the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max is a 2.9% smaller than Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra screen.
The main display features of both phones are detailed next:
| Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max | Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra |
|---|---|
| 1200 cd/m² peak brightness | 120Hz refresh rate |
| 2000000:1 | Always-On Display |
| 800 cd/m² typical brightness | Capacitive |
| Capacitive | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 |
| Ceramic Shield | HDR10+ |
| Display manufacturer – Samsung | Infinity-O Display |
| Dolby Vision | Multi-touch |
| Haptic Touch | Scratch resistant |
| HDR10 | |
| Multi-touch | |
| Oleophobic (lipophobic) coating | |
| Scratch resistant | |
| Super Retina XDR | |
| True tone display | |
| Wide color display (P3) | |
| Wide color gamut |
RAM Memory and storage
On the memory hardware side, the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max is carrying a ram memory of 6 GB (gigabytes) with some features like 2750 MHz (megahertz), LPDDR5 and Double channel.
The Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra is coming with a 12 GB (gigabytes) or 16 GB (gigabytes) and it has some features like 2750 MHz (megahertz) and LPDDR5.
In the basic edition, the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max gives a 100% more ram memory capacity than Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra.
The maximum ram capacity offered by the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max is 6 gigabytes ,which is a 166.66% smaller than the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra with 16 gigabytes
How much built-in storage space you can get for apps and saving photos, files and video? The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max comes with or 128 GB (gigabytes) or 256 GB (gigabytes) or 512 GB (gigabytes). In the basic edition, both phones have the same storage capacity of 128 gigabytes.
At the more expensive edition, both smartphones present the same built-in storage capacity:512 gigabytes.
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra gets you or 128 GB (gigabytes) or 256 GB (gigabytes) or 512 GB (gigabytes) of internal storage.
Rear Camera
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max rear camera setup is composed by 4 lenses of 12/12/12/TOF MP , the flash type is LED , a focal length (35 , of 26 mm , a pixel size of 1.7 µm (micrometers) and aperture lens of f/1.6 f/2.4 f/2.2 respectively.
Meanwhile the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra rear camera comes with 4 lenses of 108/48/12/TOF MP , the flash type is Dual LED , a focal length (35 mm) of 26 mm , a pixel size of 0.8 µm (micrometers) and aperture lens of f/1.8 f/3.5 f/2.2 f/1.0 respectively.
| Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max | Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra |
|---|---|
| 1080p @ 240 fps | 100x digital zoom (Space Zoom) (#3) |
| 10x digital zoom (#2) | 1080p @ 240 fps |
| 2.5x optical zoom (#3) | 10x optical zoom (#3) |
| 5-element lens (#2) | 2160p @ 60 fps |
| 5x optical zoom range (#3) | 30x hybrid zoom (#3) |
| 6-element lens (#3) | 720p @ 960 fps |
| Angle of view – 120° (#2) | Angle of view – 120° (#2) |
| Aperture size – f/2.2 (#3) | Angle of view – 24° (#3) |
| Aperture size – f/2.4 (#2) | Aperture size – f/2.2 (#2) |
| Autofocus | Aperture size – f/3.5 (#3) |
| Continuous autofocus | Autofocus |
| Continuous shooting | Continuous shooting |
| Digital zoom | Digital zoom |
| Dolby Vision HDR video recording | Exposure compensation |
| Exposure compensation | Face detection |
| Face detection | Fourth rear camera – DepthVision |
| Focal length (35 mm equivalent) – 13 mm (#2) | Geotagging |
| Focal length (35 mm equivalent) – 65 mm (#3) | HDR |
| Geotagging | HDR10+ video recording |
| HDR | ISO settings |
| ISO settings | Nonacell pixel size – 2.4 μm (9-in-1 pixel binning) |
| LiDAR scanner (ToF 3D depth) | Object tracking AF |
| Macro mode | OIS (#3) |
| Night Mode | Optical image stabilization |
| OIS (#3) | Optical zoom |
| Optical image stabilization | Panorama |
| Optical zoom | Phase detection autofocus (PDAF) |
| Panorama | Scene mode |
| PDAF (#3) | Secondary rear camera – 12 MP (ultra-wide angle) |
| Phase detection autofocus (PDAF) | Self-timer |
| Pixel size – 1.0 μm (#3) | Sensor type – ISOCELL Bright |
| RAW | Super Phase detection |
| Sapphire crystal lens cover | Third rear camera – 48 MP (periscope telephoto) |
| Scene mode | Touch focus |
| Secondary rear camera – 12 MP (ultra-wide-angle) | White balance settings |
| Self-timer | |
| Sensor size – 1/3.4″ (#3) | |
| Sensor size – 1/3.6″ (#2) | |
| Sensor-shift OIS | |
| Third rear camera – 12 MP (telephoto) | |
| Touch focus | |
| White balance settings |
Front Camera – Selfie
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max comes with a 12 MP in the front.
The Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra has a 40 MP as a main front-camera.
Some other front camera features are detailed next:
| Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max | Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra |
|---|---|
| 1080p @ 120 fps | 40 MP |
| 12 MP | Aperture:f/2.2 |
| Aperture:f/2.2 | Auto HDR |
| Cinematic video stabilization | Phase detection with Dual Pixel |
| Deep Fusion | Sensor type:CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor) |
| Digital image stabilization | |
| Face detection | |
| Face unlock | |
| HDR | |
| Night Mode | |
| Sensor type:CMOS BSI (backside illumination) |
Data network and speed connectivity/bandwidth
The mobile networks technologies improve the communication between devices, connectivity speed and files download/upload bandwidth depending of the place.
| Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max | Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra |
|---|---|
| 5G NSA | Enhanced 4×4 MIMO |
| 5G SA | LAA (US only) |
| EDGE | Snapdragon X55 modem |
| EV-DO Rev. A(1.8/3.1 Mbit/s) | Up to 7CA |
| Gigabit-class LTE with 2×2 MIMO and LAA | 5G NSA |
| GPRS | 5G SA |
| HSPA+(5.76/ 42.2 Mbit/s) | EDGE |
| LTE | GPRS |
| LTE-A(500/1 Gbit/s) | HSPA+(5.76/ 42 Mbit/s) |
| TD- | LTE Cat 20 |
| TD-SCDMA | UMTS(384 kbit/s) |
| UMTS(384 kbit/s) |
Price
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max price is $1300 and the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra price tag is $1399