Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G vs Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G vs Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G runs at a higher processing speed of 2.73 GHz, while Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max runs at 2.65 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G offers a screen size of 6.9 inches, while Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max offers 6.5 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max's Super Retina XDR, making Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 108 MP, while Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max offers 12 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 40 MP, while Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max offers 12 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max offers 3969 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G better for longer battery life.

Storage: Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G offers 128 GB, making Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max the better option for storage.

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G

₹99,890

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₹109,900

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Summary

Spec Score

87%

76%

Release Date

24 Apr, 2020

20 Sep, 2019

Performance


Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990	Apple A13 Bionic
Octa Core (upto 2.73 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 2.65 GHz)
12 GB RAM	4 GB RAM

Display


6.9 inches (17.53 cm)	6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	Super Retina XDR
1440x3200 px (QHD+)	1242x2688 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	60 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


108 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	12 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 10x Optical Zoom)	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


40 MP Wide Angle Lens	12 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	3969 mAh
45W Fast Charging	18W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	64 GB
UFS 3.0	NVMe

User Ratings

N/A	4.6/5 (2,622 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	608,363 AnTuTu Score

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General

Launch Date

N/A	Sep 20, 2019 (Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)

iOS v13.0

OS Updates

N/A

6 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990

Apple A13 Bionic

Processor

Octa core

2.73 GHz, Dual core, M5 Mongoose 2.5 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Hexa Core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G77 MP11

Apple GPU (four-core graphics)

RAM

12 GB

4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

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

N/A

608,363

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Super Retina XDR

Screen Size

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)

Resolution

1440x3200 px (QHD+)

1242x2688 px (FHD+)

Brightness

N/A

800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

60 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

509 ppi

456 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.62 %

84.19 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v6

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes with notch

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Design

Height

166.9 mm

158 mm

Width

76 mm

77.8 mm

Thickness

8.8 mm

8.1 mm

Weight

222 grams

226 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

Water Resistance

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

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

108 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view26 mm focal length Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size

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

48 MP
f/3.5 Telephoto Camera102 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

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

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1.4µm pixel size

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

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus Dual Pixel autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Quad LED True Tone Flash

Image Resolution

12000 x 9000 Pixels

4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

7680x4320 @ 24 fps
3840x2160 @ 60 fps
1920x1080 @ 240 fps
1280x720 @ 960 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A	Optical Image stabilization Audio Zoom Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

40 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1.4µm pixel size

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

Flash

N/A	Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh

3969 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB

64 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.0

NVMe

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N77 / N78

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 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

4G Bands:

SAR Value

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

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Lightning

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

N/A

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Ultrasonic

N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Gyroscope

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