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Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus

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Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus

Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus

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SAR measurements · W/kg, US 1 g

Head SAR · cellular only

1.01W/kgHigher
0.94W/kgLower

Body SAR · cellular only

1.15W/kgHigher
0.95W/kgLower

Hotspot SAR · cellular only

1.15W/kgLower
1.25W/kgHigher

Head SAR · simultaneous

1.41W/kgLower
1.59W/kgHigher

Body SAR · simultaneous

1.55W/kgHigher
1.53W/kgLower

Hotspot SAR · simultaneous

1.55W/kgLower
1.59W/kgHigher

The essentials

Screen size

6.9 inches
6.7 inches

Chipset

Apple A18 Pro (3 nm)
Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - GlobalQualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) - USA

Dimensions

163 x 77.6 x 8.3 mm (6.42 x 3.06 x 0.33 in)
161.9 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm (6.37 x 2.90 x 0.31 in)

FCC identifier

BCG-E8684A
A3LSMG986U

Display

Type

LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 2000 nits (HBM)
Dynamic AMOLED 2X capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Size

6.9 inches, 115.6 cm2 (~91.4% screen-to-body ratio)
6.7 inches, 108.0 cm2 (~90.5% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

1320 x 2868 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)
1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~525 ppi density)

Protection

Ceramic Shield glass (2024 gen)
Corning Gorilla Glass 6

Features

Always-On display
Corning Gorilla Glass 6 HDR10+Always-on display120Hz@FHD, 60Hz@QHD

Camera

Main Camera

Triple Camera: 48 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22m, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS 12 MP, f/2.8, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.06", 1.12m, dual pixel PDAF, 3D sensorshift OIS, 5x optical zoom 48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 0.7m, PDAF TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
Quad Camera: 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8m, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS 64 MP, f/2.0, (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8m, PDAF, OIS, 3x hybrid optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4m, Super Steady video 0.3 MP, TOF 3D, f/1.0, (depth)

Main Features

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

Video

4K@24/25/30/60/100/120fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, 3D (spatial) video/audio, stereo sound rec.
4320p@24fps, 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS

Selfie Camera

Single Camera: 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF, OIS SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Dual Camera: 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22m, Dual Pixel PDAF

Selfie Camera Features

HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
Dual video call, Auto-HDR

Selfie Camera Video

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Battery

Type

Li-Ion, non-removable
Not listed

Charging

Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised) 25W wireless (MagSafe), 15W wireless (China only) 15W wireless (Qi2) 4.5W reverse wired
Fast battery charging 25W USB Power Delivery 3.0 Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W

Hardware

Operating System

iOS 18
Android 10.0; One UI 2

Chipset

Apple A18 Pro (3 nm)
Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - GlobalQualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) - USA

CPU

Hexa-core (2x4.04 GHz + 4x2.X GHz)
Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - GlobalOcta-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - USA

GPU

Apple GPU (6-core graphics)
Mali-G77 MP11 - GlobalAdreno 650 - USA

Internal Storage

256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 1TB 8GB RAM NVMe
128GB 8GB RAM

Card Slot

No
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Sensors

Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip) Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Connectivity

Wi-fi

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, dual-band, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

Bluetooth

5.3, A2DP, LE
5.0, A2DP, LE

USB

USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort
3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go

GPS

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

NFC

Yes
Yes

Radio

No
FM radio (USA & Canada only)

Sound

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm Jack

No
No

Design

Type

Bar
Bar

Dimensions

163 x 77.6 x 8.3 mm (6.42 x 3.06 x 0.33 in)
161.9 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm (6.37 x 2.90 x 0.31 in)

Weight

227 g (8.01 oz)
186 g (6.56 oz)

Colors

Black Titanium, White Titanium, Natural Titanium, Desert Titanium
Cosmic Black, Cosmic Grey, Cloud Blue, Cloud White, Aura Red

Build

Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), titanium frame (grade 5)
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame

Network

Speed

HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps

SIM

Nano-SIM and eSIM - International Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

2G Network

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)

3G Network

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

4G Network

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66 - A3296 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3084 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3295 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - A3297
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)

5G Network

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3296 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A3084 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3295 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3297
Not listed

General

Phone

Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus

Technology

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

Announced

September 9, 2024
2020-02-11 22:30:51

Status

Coming soon. Exp. release 2024, September 20
Available. Released 2020, March 6

Price

About 1450 EUR
€ 999.00 / $ 979.00 / £ 994.99 / ₹ 73,999

Model Names

A3296, A3084, A3295, A3297, iPhone17,3
SM-G985, SM-G985F, SM-G985F/DS

Source: RF Safe phone records. Cellular-only and simultaneous values describe different laboratory test configurations; they are not measurements of your personal exposure. Regional models may differ. What SAR can and cannot tell you ↗

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