IPhone XS Max 256GB

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G

os

iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3

Android 10, One UI 2.5

RAM

4 GB

12 GB

ROM

256 GB

128 GB

expandable

No GB

512 GB

CPU

Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)

Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global

GPU

Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

Mali-G77 MP11 - Global

SoC

Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)

Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Global

number of cores

6core

8core

features

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

primary

Dual: 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4m, OIS, PDAF & 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0m, OIS, PDAF, 2x optical zoom, Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama), Video: 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.

Triple:
108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8m, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
12 MP, f/3.0, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1.0m, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom, 50x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 120, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4m

secondary

7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard), HDR, Video: 1080p@60fps

10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22m, Dual Pixel PDAF

video

8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS

capacity

3174mAh

4500mAh

charging

Fast charging 25W USB Power Delivery 3.0 Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging Reverse wireless charging 9W

type

Non-removable Li-Ion, Fast battery charging 15W: 50% in 30 min

Li-Polymer (non-removable)

build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), stainless steel frame

dimension

157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm (6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 in)

164.8 x 77.2 x 8.1 mm

display

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, 1242 x 2688 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density)

Dynamic AMOLED 2X capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus, HDR10+ Always-on display, 120Hz@FHD/60Hz@QHD refresh rate

resolution

1440 x 3088 pixels (~496 ppi density)

screen

6.5"

6.9"

weight

208 gm

208 gm

GPS

Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

NFC

Yes

USB

2.0, proprietary reversible connector

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

bluetooth

5.0, A2DP, LE

5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX

internet

2G, 3G, 4G

5G

wifi

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot

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

radio

FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)

general

Nano-SIM and e-SIM

Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Stylus, 9ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)

sensors

Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, Siri natural language commands and dictation

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation