Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max

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

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,400, while Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra scores 2,749, making Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max the better performer.


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


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


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


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


Storage: Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 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 S20 Ultra has a rating of 4.3.

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Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
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Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
₹99,991
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Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
₹109,900
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Release Date

15 Feb, 2020
20 Sep, 2019
19 Sep, 2025

Performance
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990
Apple A13 Bionic
Apple A19
Octa Core (upto 2.73 GHz)
Hexa Core (upto 2.65 GHz)
Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)
12 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display
6.9 inches (17.53 cm)
6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
6.3 inches (16 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
Super Retina XDR
Super Retina XDR OLED
1440x3200 px (QHD+)
1242x2688 px (FHD+)
1206x2622 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
60 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

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

Front Camera
40 MP
Wide Angle Lens
12 MP
18 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery
5000 mAh
3969 mAh
3692 mAh
45W Fast Charging
18W Fast Charging
40W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
64 GB
256 GB
UFS 3.0
NVMe
NVMe

Expert Review

8.0/10
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N/A
8.3/10
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Pros

  • Beautiful 120Hz screen
  • Capable and versatile cameras
  • Smooth performance
  • Useful software features
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Smooth and responsive 120Hz ProMotion display
  • Excellent portraits, consistent dual 48MP cameras
  • Upgraded 18MP selfie camera with Centre Stage
  • A19 chip delivers strong, efficient performance

Cons

  • Massive size
  • 100x Space Zoom not very useful
  • Iffy fingerprint scanner
  • Pricey
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Battery life remains similar to last year
  • Lens flare in low light
  • Design still looks identical to iPhone 16

User Ratings

4.3/5
(399 ratings)
4.6/5
(2,622 ratings)
4.6/5
(29,409 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

492,456
AnTuTu Score
608,363
AnTuTu Score
2,250,422
AnTuTu Score
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A
N/A

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General

Launch Date

Feb 15, 2020
(Official)
Sep 20, 2019
(Official)
Sep 19, 2025
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
iOS v13.0
iOS v26

OS Updates

3 Year
6 Year
N/A

Security Updates

6 Year
7 Year
N/A

Custom UI

Samsung One UI
N/A
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Good
Excellent

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990
Apple A13 Bionic
Apple A19
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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
Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core 2.6 GHz, Quad core

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm
7 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G77 MP11
Apple GPU (four-core graphics)
Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

RAM

12 GB
4 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

N/A
N/A
Vapor Chamber

Performance Test Results

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

492,456
608,363
2,250,422

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

18.0 s
N/A
16.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,884

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
10.5 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x (Curved Display)
Super Retina XDR
Super Retina XDR OLED

Screen Size

6.9 inches  (17.53 cm)
6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)
6.3 inches  (16 cm)

Resolution

1440x3200 px (QHD+)
1242x2688 px (FHD+)
1206x2622 px (FHD+)

Brightness

N/A
800 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
3000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1600 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
60 Hz
120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
120 Hz
N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9
19.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

509 ppi
456 ppi
458 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.62 %
84.19 %
90.89 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla
Yes
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with notch
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
N/A
Yes

Design

Height

166.9 mm
158 mm
149.6 mm

Width

76 mm
77.8 mm
71.5 mm

Thickness

8.8 mm
8.1 mm
7.95 mm

Weight

220 grams
226 grams
177 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Aluminium Color-infused 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)
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

108 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view26 mm focal length ISOCELL Plus 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
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1µm 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
48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size
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
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Quad LED True Tone Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

12000 x 9000 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

8k @24 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
HD @960 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
4k @24/30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Optical Image stabilization
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording
Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

40 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size CMOS 1.4µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size
18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
Yes Retina Flash
Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh
3969 mAh
3692 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 25 Hours(4G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging
Yes 18W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes
Yes
Yes 30W Wireless Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes
N/A
N/A

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.

16h 04m
N/A
N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
1h 11m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
64 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.0
NVMe
NVMe

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM
SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

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)
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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 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) / 2300(band 30)
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SIM 2

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)
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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
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 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.16 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg
Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
Lightning
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus
Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
No
No

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
N/A
N/A

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Ultrasonic
N/A
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

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