Apple iPhone XS Max vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 5G

Apple iPhone XS Max

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 5G

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900
3G network

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

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600)

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - USA
5G network

-

5G band 2, 5, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
HSDPA speed

42 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

-
LTE speed

LTE, Cat16, 1024 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

LTE-A (7CA) Cat20, 2000 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload
5G speed

-

5G
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass, Stainless steel

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic back
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

157.5 mm

161.6 mm
Width

77.4 mm

75.2 mm
Thickness

7.7 mm

8.3 mm
Weight

208 g

192 g
Stylus

-

Yes
Payment

Apple Pay(Visa, Mastercard)

Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Waterproof

IP68, 2m and 30 minutes

IP68(1.5m and 30 minutes)
Dust proof

IP68

IP68
Colors

Gray, Gold, Silver

Blue, Bronze, Gray, Green, White

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED

Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.5 inches

6.7 inches
Resolution

1242 x 2688 pixels

1080 x 2400 pixels
Pixel density

458 ppi

393 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, oleophobic coating

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

Yes

-
Display features

Super Retina display, Dolby Vision/HDR10 compliant, 3D Touch display, True-tone display

HDR10+, Always-On display

Hardware
CPU

-

Octa-core
CPU

Hexa-core 2.6 GHz

Dual-core - global / Single-core - USA 2.73 / 3.0 GHz Mongoose M5 - global / Kryo 585 - USA
CPU(second)

Dual-core - global / Triple-core - USA 2.50 - global / 2.42 - USA GHz Cortex-A76 - global / Kryo 585 - USA
CPU(third)

Quad-core 2.0 - global / 1.8 - USA GHz Cortex-A55 - global / Kryo 585 - USA
Chipset

Apple A12 Bionic

Exynos 990 - global / Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ - USA
GPU

Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

Mali-G77 MP11 - global / Adreno 650 - USA
Memory RAM

4 GB

8 GB
Internal storage

64, 256, 512 GB

128, 256 GB
Memory card

No

No
Storage

-

UFS 3.0

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Triple
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.8 , 28 mm, 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm, 2x optical zoom

12 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 1/1.76" , 1.8 µm
12 MP, 52 mm, 1/3.4" , 1.0 µm

64 MP, 27 mm, 1/1.72" , 0.8 µm, f/2.0 , 3x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm, 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm
Primary camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps

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

quad-LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

phase detection autofocus

-
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro mode, RAW

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus, tracking autofocus
DxOMark photo

110

-
DxOMark video

96

-
DxOMark camera score

106

-

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5 GHz, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Lightning, USB 2.0

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

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
Beidou

-

Yes
QZSS

Yes

-

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, Face ID, gyroscope, light, proximity

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity
Power bank function

-

Yes