Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max Manufactured in September, 2019, with display 6.5 with chipsetApple A13 Bionic, vs Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus, Manufactured in August, 2019 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 9825. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 495ppi
  • Lighter design: 196g vs 226g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4300mAh vs 3969mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 4/64 GB
- 4/256 GB
- 4/512 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max and Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.5 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1242x2688 pixels 1440x3040 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19:9
Pixel density 458 ppi 495 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 800 nits 700 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 84.4 % 92.1 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
790 nits
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
792 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %95.4 %
PWM (Flicker)245 Hz250 Hz
Response time4.9 ms3.6 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158 mm (6.22 in) 162.3 mm (6.39 in)
Width 77.8 mm (3.06 in) 77.2 mm (3.04 in)
Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 226 g (7.97 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Silver
- Gold
- Gray
- Dark Gray
- White
- Black
- Red
Fingerprint sensor No Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
84.4 %
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
92.1 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max and Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A13 Bionic Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9825
Max Frequency 2650 MHz 2730 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.6 (Thunder)
- 2/2.65 (Lightning)
- 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.4 (Cortex-A75)
- 2/2.73 (M4)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 7 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Apple Neural Engine Yes
Graphics Apple A13 GPU Mali-G76 MP12
GPU Cores 256 432
GPU Frequency 1230 MHz 770 MHz
FLOPS 629.8 GFLOPS 651.5 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
1591
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
963
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
4159
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
2544
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1591963
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)41592544
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
961856
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
667934
CPU250964169143
GPU311308208710
Memory132206148420
UX267378141661
NanoReview Score961856667934
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
7462
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
3377
Max Surface Temp.44.9 °C38.8 °C
Stability79 %97 %
Graphics Test44 fps20 fps
Graphics Score74623377
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
9038
Writing scoren/a10979
Web scoren/a7212
Video editingn/a5811
Data manipulationn/a6704
NanoReview Scoren/a9038

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 4 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 3.0
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS iOS 13 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12)
OS Size n/a 31.6 GB
UI Skin n/a One UI 4.0

Battery

Volume 3969 mAh 4300 mAh
Max Charging Power 18 W 45 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (7.5 W) Yes Qi/PMA (15 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (48% in 30 min) Yes Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (65% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:57 h 1:05 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
23:30
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
19:33
Web Browsing08:51 h06:30 h
Video Playback14:18 h11:51 h
Games05:41 h04:44 h
Standby Mode117 h105 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 2x
Flash Quad LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 240 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Depth: 0.3 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.5 - 2.4
Focal length26 mm27 mm
SensorApple iSight CameraSamsung SAK2L4
Sensor size1/2.551/2.55
Pixel size1.4 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.1
Focal length52 mm52 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5K3M3
Sensor size1/3.41/3.6
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
Focal length13 mm12 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5K3P9
Sensor size1/3.41/3.1
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
126
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
126
Video quality
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
124
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
98
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
122
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
117
Bokeh65n/a
Preview76n/a
Zoom88n/a

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 10 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 3648x2736 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/1.6
Focal length 23 mm 26 mm
Sensor BSI CMOS Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size 1/3.6 1/2.65
Pixel size n/a 1.22 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
115
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
103
Video quality
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
134
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
93

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type No USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G BandsHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66(1700/B2100))LTE (B/B20/B150/B2048)
LTE category1820
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
85.8 dB
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
85.7 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2019 yr August, 2019 yr
Release Date September, 2019 yr August, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 1099 1099
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a Yes 25 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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