Camera test: iPhone 12 Pro Max vs. Galaxy Note20 Ultra: We had a grand camera comparison planned for a while, but it’s only now that we finally have all 2023 flagships that it can finally happen. Apple sure took its time with the iPhone 12 Pro Max, but we put a phone in each pocket and went out shooting with that one already released.
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max – Full phone specifications
| NETWORK | Technology | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G |
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| LAUNCH | Announced | 2020, October 13 | 2020, August 05 | |
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| Status | Available. Released 2020, November 13 | Available. Released 2020, August 21 |
| BODY | Dimensions | 160.8 x 78.1 x 7.4 mm (6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 in) | 164.8 x 77.2 x 8.1 mm (6.49 x 3.04 x 0.32 in) | |
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| Weight | 228 g (8.04 oz) | 208 g (7.34 oz) | ||
| Build | Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), stainless steel frame | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), stainless steel frame | ||
| SIM | Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) – for China | Nano-SIM and eSIM or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | ||
| IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) |
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) Stylus, 9ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro) |
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| DISPLAY | Type | Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 800 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak) | Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+ | |
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| Size | 6.7 inches, 109.8 cm2 (~87.4% screen-to-body ratio) | 6.9 inches, 116.7 cm2 (~91.7% screen-to-body ratio) | ||
| Resolution | 1284 x 2778 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density) | 1440 x 3088 pixels, 19.3:9 ratio (~496 ppi density) | ||
| Protection | Ceramic Shield glass | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus | ||
| Always-on display 120Hz@FHD/60Hz@QHD refresh rate |
| PLATFORM | OS | iOS 14.1, upgradable to iOS 16.5, planned upgrade to iOS 17 | Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5 | |
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| Chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) | Exynos 990 (7 nm+) – Global Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 5G+ (7 nm+) – USA |
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| CPU | Hexa-core (2×3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4×1.8 GHz Icestorm) | Octa-core (2×2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2×2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4×2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) – Global Octa-core (1×3.0 GHz Kryo 585 & 3×2.42 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4×1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) – USA |
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| GPU | Apple GPU (4-core graphics) | Mali-G77 MP11 – Global Adreno 650 – USA |
| MEMORY | Card slot | No | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) | |
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| Internal | 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM | 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM | ||
| NVMe | UFS 3.0 |
| MAIN CAMERA | Modules | 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS 12 MP, f/2.2, 65mm (telephoto), 1/3.4″, 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2.5x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.6″ TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth) |
108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.33″, 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS 12 MP, f/3.0, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom, 50x hybrid zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55″, 1.4µm |
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| Features | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | ||
| Video | 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10‑bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec. | 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS |
| SELFIE CAMERA | Modules | 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6″ SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) |
10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2″, 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF | |
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| Features | HDR | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | ||
| Video | 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps |
| SOUND | Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers | Yes, with stereo speakers | |
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| 3.5mm jack | No | No | ||
| 32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG |
| COMMS | WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct | |
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| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | ||
| Positioning | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | ||
| NFC | Yes | Yes | ||
| Infrared port | No | No | ||
| Radio | No | FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) | ||
| USB | Lightning, USB 2.0 | USB Type-C 3.2, OTG |
| FEATURES | Sensors | Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | |
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| Ultra Wideband (UWB) support | Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) Ultra Wideband (UWB) support |
| BATTERY | Type | Li-Ion 3687 mAh, non-removable (14.13 Wh) | Li-Ion 4500 mAh, non-removable | |
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| Charging | Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised) 15W wireless (MagSafe) 7.5W wireless (Qi) |
25W wired, PD3.0 15W wireless (Qi/PMA) 4.5W reverse wireless |
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| Colors | Silver, Graphite, Gold, Pacific Blue | Mystic Bronze, Mystic Black, Mystic White | |
| SAR | 0.71 W/kg (head) 1.18 W/kg (body) | ||
| SAR EU | 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body) | 0.34 W/kg (head) 1.47 W/kg (body) | |
| Models | A2411, A2342, A2410, A2412, iPhone13,4 | SM-N986B, SM-N986B/DS, SM-N986U, SM-N986U1, SM-N986W, SM-N9860, SM-N986N, SC-53A | |
| Price | $ 675.93 | About 850 EUR |
| TESTS | Performance | AnTuTu: 638584 (v8) GeekBench: 4240 (v5.1) GFXBench: 55fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) |
AnTuTu: 508760 (v8) GeekBench: 2603 (v5.1) GFXBench: 42fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) |
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| Display | Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) | Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) | ||
| Camera | Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO | |||
| Loudspeaker | -23.8 LUFS (Very good) | -27.8 LUFS (Good) | ||
| Battery life | 95h endurance rating | 88h endurance rating | ||
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