Samsung Galaxy S20 vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

68 out of 100

85 out of 100

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.2-inch Samsung Galaxy S20 (with Exynos 9 Octa 990) that was released on February 11, 2020, against the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A15 Bionic and came out 19 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Benchmarks
Battery life
Camera
Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone

Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S20

23% higher pixel density (563 vs 458 PPI)
Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1000GB
Fingerprint scanner
Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
Has 2 SIM card slots
Better grip in hands – the body is 9 mm narrower

Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

Shows 79% longer battery life (43:42 vs 24:28 hours)
The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
88% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1226K versus 652K)
Delivers 29% higher peak brightness (1055 against 821 nits)
Has a 0.5 inch larger screen size
Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Samsung
Comes with 352 mAh larger battery capacity: 4352 vs 4000 mAh
The phone is 1-year and 7-months newer
More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A15 Bionic
2x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2284 and 1140 points

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S20 and Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Type	Dynamic AMOLED	OLED
Size	6.2 inches	6.7 inches
Resolution	1440 x 3200 pixels	1284 x 2778 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	19.5:9
PPI	563 ppi	458 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	No	Yes
Max rated brightness	800 nits	1000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR	-	1200 nits
HDR support	Yes, HDR10+	Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 6	Ceramic Shield
Screen-to-body ratio	89.5%	87.4%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display	- DCI-P3

RGB color space	99.8%	99.9%
PWM	242 Hz	238 Hz
Response time	8.5 ms	8.5 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinity	∞ Infinity

Height	151.7 mm (5.97 inches)	160.8 mm (6.33 inches)
Width	69.1 mm (2.72 inches)	78.1 mm (3.07 inches)
Thickness	7.9 mm (0.31 inches)	7.65 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight	163 g (5.75 oz)	240 g (8.47 oz)
Waterproof	IP68	IP68
Rear material	Glass	Glass
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	Gray, Blue, Red	Black, Silver, Gold, Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-display	No

Chipset	Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990	Apple A15 Bionic
Max clock	2700 MHz	3230 MHz
CPU cores	8 (2 + 2 + 4)	6 (2 + 4)
Architecture	- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A76 - 2 cores at 2.73 GHz: Exynos M5	- 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Blizzard - 2 cores at 3.23 GHz: Avalanche
L3 cache	2 MB	-
Lithography process	7 nanometers	5 nanometers
Graphics	Mali-G77 MP11	Apple A15 GPU
GPU shading units	704	640
GPU clock	550 MHz	1338 MHz
FLOPS	~1126 GFLOPS	~1712.6 GFLOPS

CPU	185116	274447
GPU	195014	390073
Memory	144113	190761
UX	126679	363150
Total score	652761	1226350

Max surface temperature	49.7 °C	45.8 °C
Stability	51%	82%
Graphics test	25 FPS	56 FPS
Graphics score	4221	9446

Web score	8843	-
Video editing	6024	-
Photo editing	30239	-
Data manipulation	8544	-
Writing score	11877	-

RAM size	8 GB	6 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Memory clock	3200 MHz	2133 MHz
Channels	2	2

Storage size	128 GB	128, 256, 512, 1024 GB
Storage type	UFS 3.0	NVMe
Memory card	MicroSD	No
Memory card max size	Up to 1000 GB	-

Operating system	Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)	iOS 15 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17)
ROM	One UI 4.1	-
OS size	20.1 GB	13 GB

Capacity	4000 mAh	4352 mAh
Max charge power	25 W	27 W
Battery type	Li-Ion	Li-Ion
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	Yes (15 W)	Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging	Yes, (wireless)	No
Fast charging	Yes (100% in 75 min)	Yes (42% in 30 min)
Full charging time	1:15 hr	1:46 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	08:40 hr	14:55 hr
Watching video	10:04 hr	20:14 hr
Gaming	04:15 hr	07:34 hr
Standby	83 hr	140 hr

Main camera
Matrix	12 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	4000 x 3000	4032 x 3024
Zoom	Optical, 1.1x	Optical, 3x
Flash	LED	Dual LED
Stabilization	Optical	Optical
8K video recording	Up to 24FPS	No
4K video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 60FPS
Slow motion	960 FPS (720p)	240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens	120°	120°
Lenses	3 (12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP)	4 (12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP)
Wide (main) lens	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.76", Samsung S5K2LD (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.5 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.9 micron - Sensor: 1/1.66", Sony IMX703 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization
Telephoto lens	- 64 MP - Aperture: f/2.0 - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.72", Samsung Bright S5KGW2 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.8 - Focal length: 77 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization
Ultra-wide lens	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Samsung S5K2LA (ISOCELL CMOS)	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Phase autofocus
Depth lens	-	- Pixel size: 1 micron
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support
Samples	-	Photo samples of Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max from DxOMark

Selfie camera
Megapixels	10 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	2592 x 3872	4032 x 3024
Aperture	f/2.2	f/2.2
Focal length	26 mm	23 mm
Pixel size	1.22 microns	1 microns
Sensor type	CMOS	Exmor-RS CMOS
Sensor size	1/3.2"	1/3.6"
Video resolution	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS

Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features	- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version	5	5
Bluetooth features	LE, A2DP	LE, A2DP
USB type	USB Type-C	-
USB version	3.1	2
USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG
GPS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC *	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	No	No

Number of SIM *	2	1
Type of SIM card	Nano	Nano
Multi SIM mode	Standby	-
eSIM support *	Yes	Yes
Hybrid slot	Yes	No
LTE Cat *	22	18
5G support	No	Yes

Speakers	Stereo	Stereo
Headphone audio jack	No	No
FM radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	Yes	Yes

Category	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	February 2020	September 2021
Release date	March 2020	September 2021
SAR (head)	0.28 W/kg	0.99 W/kg
SAR (body)	1.52 W/kg	0.98 W/kg
Sensors	- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint	- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor

Samsung Galaxy S20 vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

Samsung Galaxy S20 vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

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