Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy A17 5G
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Manufactured in November, 2020, with display 6.7 with chipsetApple A14 Bionic, vs Samsung Galaxy A17 5G, Manufactured in August, 2025 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 1330. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
- Higher pixel density: 458ppi
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A17 5G
- Higher refresh rate: 90Hz
- Lighter design: 192g vs 226g
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3687mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 6/512 GB |
- 4/128 GB - 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
Review
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 comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1284x2778 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 458 ppi | 385 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | No |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.7 % | 86 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | 99.4 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 238 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 8 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 160.8 mm (6.33 in) | 164.4 mm (6.47 in) |
| Width | 78.1 mm (3.07 in) | 77.9 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 7.4 mm (0.29 in) | 7.5 mm (0.3 in) |
| Weight | 226 g (7.97 oz) | 192 g (6.77 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP54 |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - Silver - Gold - Gray - Blue |
- Black - Gray - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes, In-Button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A14 Bionic | Samsung Exynos 1330 |
| Max Frequency | 3100 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Icestorm) - 2/3.1 (Firestorm) |
- 6/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.4 (Cortex-A78) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Apple Neural Engine | Yes |
| Graphics | Apple A14 GPU | Mali-G68 MP2 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 64 |
| GPU Frequency | 1278 MHz | 949 MHz |
| FLOPS | 654.3 GFLOPS | 121.5 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1976 | 953 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 5114 | 2003 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 1318 |
| CPU | 309114 | 138446 |
| GPU | 346277 | 69251 |
| Memory | 174323 | 99549 |
| UX | 309815 | 109306 |
| NanoReview Score | 1139529 | 416552 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 45 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 75 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 47 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 7880 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) | Android 15 |
| OS Size | 16 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | n/a | One UI 7.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 3687 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 20 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (7.5 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (55% in 30 min) | Yes (48% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:32 h | 1:19 h |
| Web Browsing | 08:35 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 13:38 h | n/a |
| Games | 05:29 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 116 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 8160x6120 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 2.5x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | No |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 120 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | n/a |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth |
Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 5 MP Macro: 2 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 64 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX603 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.9 | 1/2 |
| Pixel size | 1.7 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | n/a |
| Focal length | 65 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX613 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX372 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4 | 1/2 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 70 | n/a |
| Preview | 80 | n/a |
| Zoom | 115 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 13 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4290x2800 pixels | 4160x3120 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX514 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/3.1 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | No |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | Yes | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | No | USB Type-C |
| USB version | n/a | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | n/a | No |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Varies by region |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) | n/a |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) | n/a |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66) | n/a |
| LTE category | 18 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Budget |
| Announced | October, 2020 yr | August, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | November, 2020 yr | August, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1100 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 239 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | n/a | No |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 1
