Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus

Comparing the Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 10,265, while Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max scores 3,400, making Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus the better performer.

Display: Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max offers a screen size of 6.5 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus offers 6.4 inches, making Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus features a Dynamic AMOLED display compared to Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max's Super Retina XDR, making Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max and Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max offers a higher front camera resolution with 12 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus offers 10 MP, making Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max better for front camera photography.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus offers a higher battery capacity with 4100 mAh, while Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max offers 3969 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus better for longer battery life.

Storage: Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus offers 128 GB, making Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max the better option for storage.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus has a rating of 4.4.

Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max

₹109,900

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Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus

₹39,999

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Summary

Release Date

20 Sep, 2019

08 Mar, 2019

11 Jun, 2026

Performance


Apple A13 Bionic	Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Hexa Core (upto 2.65 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.73 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
4 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.5 inches (16.51 cm)	6.4 inches (16.26 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Super Retina XDR	Dynamic AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED
1242x2688 px (FHD+)	1440x3040 px (QHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate	60 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	12 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
12 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	16 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


12 MP	10 MP + 8 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


3969 mAh	4100 mAh	6500 mAh
18W Fast Charging	Fast Charging	90W Turbo Power Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB	128 GB	256 GB
NVMe	UFS 2.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.0/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Superb display
Smooth performance and good battery life
Excellent cameras
Reverse wireless charging and headphone jack

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Just an evolutionary upgrade
Fiddly gesture controls
Pricey

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.6/5

(2,622 ratings)

4.4/5

(3,287 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

608,363 AnTuTu Score	335,100 AnTuTu Score	N/A
N/A	13h 48m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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General

Launch Date

Sep 20, 2019

(Official)

N/A

Jun 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v13.0

Android v9.0 (Pie)

Android v16

OS Updates

6 Year

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

7 Year

N/A

5 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Samsung One UI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Excellent

Chipset

Apple A13 Bionic

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Hexa Core

2.65 GHz, Dual core, Lightning 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Thunder

Octa core

2.73 GHz, Dual core, M4 Mongoose 2.31 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 1.95 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm

8 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (four-core graphics)

Mali-G76 MP12

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

4 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

608,363

335,100

N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Super Retina XDR

Dynamic AMOLED (Curved Display)

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1242x2688 px (FHD+)

1440x3040 px (QHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Brightness

800 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

456 ppi

526 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.19 %

87.11 %

96.8 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass v6

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

96.8 %

Design

Height

158 mm

157.6 mm

162.7 mm

Width

77.8 mm

74.1 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm

7.8 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

226 grams

175 grams

190 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 4 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size IMX333 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.4µm pixel size

12 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.5 Wide Angle 77° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size S5K2L4 ISOCELL Plus 1.4µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length

12 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera52 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.0 Telephoto Camera52 mm focal length 1/3.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size

16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Quad LED True Tone Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Slow Motion
Stereo recording

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size

10 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1.22µm pixel size

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

N/A

8 MP
Depth Camera22 mm focal length 1.12µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

N/A

Yes Dual Pixel Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

4k @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

3969 mAh

4100 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 25 Hours(3G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes Fast Charging

Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

13h 48m

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

256 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 2.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 11) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1500(band 21) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Speed:

150 Mbit/s ↑ 2000 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 20)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Speed:

150 Mbit/s ↑ 2000 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 20)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

Head: 1.16 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg

Head: 1.060 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

Lightning

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus

Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Optical

Heart Rate Monitor

N/A

Yes

N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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