Samsung Galaxy A26 5G vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy A26 5G Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.7 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 1380, vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, Manufactured in November, 2020with chipsetApple A14 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Lighter design: 164g vs 226g
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3687mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
- Higher pixel density: 458ppi
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 6/512 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 | Super AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.7 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1284x2778 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 385 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max brightness | n/a | 800 nits |
| HDR support | n/a | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.7 % | 87.7 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 99.4 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 238 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 8 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 164 mm (6.46 in) | 160.8 mm (6.33 in) |
| Width | 77.5 mm (3.05 in) | 78.1 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 7.7 mm (0.3 in) | 7.4 mm (0.29 in) |
| Weight | 164 g (5.78 oz) | 226 g (7.97 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP67 | IP68 |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Green - Pink |
- Silver - Gold - Gray - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1380 | Apple A14 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 2400 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2 (Cortex-A55) - 4/2.4 (Cortex-A78) |
- 4/1.8 (Icestorm) - 2/3.1 (Firestorm) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP5 | Apple A14 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 320 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 950 MHz | 1278 MHz |
| FLOPS | 608 GFLOPS | 654.3 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1017 | 1976 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2792 | 5114 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 3061 | n/a |
| CPU | 188061 | 309114 |
| GPU | 134686 | 346277 |
| Memory | 113361 | 174323 |
| UX | 158287 | 309815 |
| NanoReview Score | 594395 | 1139529 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 45 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 75 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 47 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 7880 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 6 GB - 8 GB |
6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 15 | iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) |
| OS Size | 21.7 GB | 16 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 7.0 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 3687 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 20 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (51% in 30 min) | Yes (55% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:26 h | 1:32 h |
| Web Browsing | 05:45 h | 08:35 h |
| Video Playback | 10:52 h | 13:38 h |
| Games | 05:18 h | 05:29 h |
| Standby Mode | 98 h | 116 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | n/a | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2.5x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 480 fps (720p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN1 | Sony IMX603 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76 | 1/1.9 |
| Pixel size | 0.64 μm | 1.7 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 12 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 65 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX613 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX372 |
| Sensor size | 1/4 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 70 |
| Preview | n/a | 80 |
| Zoom | n/a | 115 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 13 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4160x3120 pixels | 4290x2800 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 23 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX514 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 2 | n/a |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode |
| DisplayPort | No | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Varies by region | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | n/a |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | Yes | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) |
| 3G Bands | UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) | UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B66) | 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) |
| LTE category | 18 | 18 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | n/a | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | March, 2025 yr | October, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2025 yr | November, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 299 | 1100 |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
| Charger Included | No | n/a |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
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