Samsung Galaxy Note 20 vs Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
66
out of 100
VS
69
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy Note 20 (with Exynos 990) that was released on August 5, 2020, against the Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A13 Bionic and came out 11 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Note 20
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- Modern USB Type-C port
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Fingerprint scanner
- Comes with 331 mAh larger battery capacity: 4300 vs 3969 mAh
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 2400 MHz
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Thinner bezels – 5.5% more screen real estate
- The phone is 11-months newer
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
- Delivers 28% higher peak brightness (798 against 622 nits)
- Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Samsung
- 27% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (915K versus 718K)
- 17% higher pixel density (458 vs 393 PPI)
- 38% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1596 and 1155 points
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (
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) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1242 x 2688 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 393 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.2% | 83.7% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.9% | 99.6% |
| PWM | 250 Hz | 245 Hz |
| Response time | 6.4 ms | 4.9 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.6 mm (6.36 inches) | 158 mm (6.22 inches) |
| Width | 75.2 mm (2.96 inches) | 77.8 mm (3.06 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 192 g (6.77 oz) | 226 g (7.97 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Green, Brown | Silver, Gold, Gray, Dark gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 990 | Apple A13 Bionic |
| Max clock | 2730 MHz | 2650 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 1.6 GHz: Thunder
- 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: Lightning |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G77 MP11 | Apple A13 GPU |
| GPU shading units | 704 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 550 MHz | 1230 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1126 GFLOPS | ~629.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 214069 | 244077 |
| GPU | 202411 | 316064 |
| Memory | 134994 | 158637 |
| UX | 164236 | 193080 |
| Total score | 718109 | 915069 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 38.6 °C | 44.9 °C |
| Stability | 88% | 79% |
| Graphics test | 25 FPS | 44 FPS |
| Graphics score | 4317 | 7461 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7804 | - |
| Video editing | 5716 | - |
| Photo editing | 29885 | - |
| Data manipulation | 7954 | - |
| Writing score | 11968 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2400 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 64, 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | iOS 13 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17) |
| ROM | One UI 5.0 | - |
| OS size | 35 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 4300 mAh | 3969 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 18 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 (50% in 30 min) | Yes (48% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:05 hr | 1:57 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 11:56 hr |
| Watching video | - | 16:42 hr |
| Gaming | - | 07:02 hr |
| Standby | - | 124 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Quad 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 240FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 3 (12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP) | 3 (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", Sony IMX555 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Apple iSight Camera (CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens |
- 64 MP
- Aperture: f/2.0 - Focal length: 27 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.72", Samsung Bright S5KGW2 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.0 - Focal length: 52 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.4" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Samsung S5K2LA (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 13 mm - Sensor: 1/3.4" (CMOS) |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Note 20 from DxOMark | - |
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3872 x 2592 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Pixel size | 1.22 microns | - |
| Sensor type | CMOS | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" | 1/3.6" |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, 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 | No | No |
| LTE Cat * | 20 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | August 2020 | September 2019 |
| Release date | August 2020 | September 2019 |
| SAR (head) | 0.359 W/kg | 0.95 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.366 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
| Sensors |
- Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, performance, gaming, and software are more important to you, then choose the Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max . But if the connectivity is more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 .
