Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy Note10

Phones Images

PHONES
Phone Names	Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max	Samsung Galaxy Note10

Network
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A2218	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - Global, LATAM
Speed	HSPA, LTE 1.6 Gbps DL, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps
Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2161, A2220	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 - Canada

Launch
Announced	2019, September 10	2019, August 07. Released 2019, August 23
Status	Available. Released 2019, September 20	Discontinued

Body
Build	Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), stainless steel frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
Dimensions	158 x 77.8 x 8.1 mm (6.22 x 3.06 x 0.32 in)	151 x 71.8 x 7.9 mm (5.94 x 2.83 x 0.31 in)
SIM	· Nano-SIM + eSIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China)	· Nano-SIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight	226 g (7.97 oz)	168 g (5.93 oz)
	IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 4m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)	IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) Stylus, 42ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)

Display
Protection	Scratch-resistant glass	Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Resolution	1242 x 2688 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density)	1080 x 2280 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
Size	6.5 inches, 102.9 cm2 (~83.7% screen-to-body ratio)	6.3 inches, 98.6 cm2 (~90.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Type	Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 800 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)	Dynamic AMOLED, HDR10+
	-	Always-on display

Platform
CPU	Hexa-core (2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder)	Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA/LATAMOcta-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) - USA/China
Chipset	Apple A13 Bionic (7 nm+)	Exynos 9825 (7 nm) - EMEA/LATAMQualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/China
GPU	Apple GPU (4-core graphics)	Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA/LATAMAdreno 640 - USA/China
OS	iOS 13, upgradable to iOS 26.1	Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 12, One UI 4

Memory
Card slot	No	No
Internal	64GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM, 512GB 4GB RAM	256GB 8GB RAM
	NVMe	UFS 3.0

Main Camera
Features	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Single	13 MP, f/2.2, PDAF	-
Triple	12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.0, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6"	12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.1, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom 16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm, Super Steady video
Video	4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS

Selfie camera
Features	HDR	HDR
Single	12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.0µm SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)	10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
Video	4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Sound
3.5mm jack	No	No
35mm jack	No	No
Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers
	-	32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG

Comms
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
NFC	Yes	Yes
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS	GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Radio	No	FM radio (USA & Canada only)
USB	Lightning, USB 2.0	USB Type-C 3.1
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

Features
Sensors	Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer	Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
	Ultra Wideband (UWB) support	Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

Battery
Charging	Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min Wireless (Qi)	25W wired, PD3.0 12W wireless (Qi) 4.5W reverse wireless
Type	Li-Ion 3969 mAh, non-removable (15.04 Wh)	Li-Ion 3500 mAh, non-removable

Misc
Colors	Matte Space Gray, Matte Silver, Matte Gold, Matte Midnight Green	Aura Glow, Aura White, Aura Black, Aura Pink, Aura Red
Models	A2218, A2161, A2220, iPhone12,5	SM-N970F, SM-N970U, SM-N970U1, SM-N9700, SM-N970W, SM-N9700, SM-N970N, SM-N970X
Price	$ 233.00 / C$ 369.75 / £ 226.95 / € 249.00	About 590 EUR
SAR	1.16 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)	0.85 W/kg (head)     1.08 W/kg (body)
SAR EU	0.95 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)	0.21 W/kg (head)     1.52 W/kg (body)

Pricing
256GB 4GB RAM	$ 874.46	-
512GB 4GB RAM	$ 1,004.31	-
64GB 4GB RAM	$ 435.00	-
RENEWED	$ 485.00	-

Tests
Audio quality	Noise -94.3dB / Crosstalk -81.5dB	Noise -92.8dB / Crosstalk -94.0dB
Battery life	Endurance rating 102h	Endurance rating 92h
Camera	Photo / Video	Photo / Video
Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
Loudspeaker	-25.6 LUFS (Very good)	-26.2 LUFS (Good)
Performance	AnTuTu: 459713 (v7), 536883 (v8) GeekBench: 13870 (v4.4), 3503 (v5.1) GFXBench: 57fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	AnTuTu: 344442 (v7), 452400 (v8) GeekBench: 10353 (v4.4), 2241 (v5.1) GFXBench: 28fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

OUR TESTS
Audio quality	Noise -94.3dB / Crosstalk -81.5dB	Noise -92.8dB / Crosstalk -94.0dB
Battery (old)	Endurance rating 102h	Endurance rating 92h
Camera	Photo / Video	Photo / Video
Display	820 nits max brightness (measured)	789 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker	-25.6 LUFS (Very good)	-26.2 LUFS (Good)
Performance	AnTuTu: 459713 (v7), 536883 (v8) GeekBench: 13870 (v4.4), 3503 (v5.1) GFXBench: 57fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	AnTuTu: 344442 (v7), 452400 (v8) GeekBench: 10353 (v4.4), 2241 (v5.1) GFXBench: 28fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)