Samsung Galaxy M52 5G vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy M52 5G Manufactured in October, 2021, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G, vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, Manufactured in November, 2020 with chipsetApple A14 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy M52 5G
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Lighter design: 173g vs 226g
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3687mAh
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
- Higher pixel density: 458ppi
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 8/128 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 | 1080x2400 pixels | 1284x2778 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 393 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 400 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.4 % | 87.7 % |
| Features | Always-On Display | DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | 95.9 % | 99.4 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 235 Hz | 238 Hz |
| Response time | 9 ms | 8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 164.2 mm (6.46 in) | 160.8 mm (6.33 in) |
| Width | 76.4 mm (3.01 in) | 78.1 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 7.4 mm (0.29 in) | 7.4 mm (0.29 in) |
| Weight | 173 g (6.1 oz) | 226 g (7.97 oz) |
| Water resistance | No | IP68 |
| Back panel | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue |
- Silver - Gold - Gray - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G | Apple A14 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 2400 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)) - 1/2.4 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)) |
- 4/1.8 (Icestorm) - 2/3.1 (Firestorm) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 6 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon 770 | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 642 | Apple A14 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 512 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 550 MHz | 1278 MHz |
| FLOPS | 844 GFLOPS | 654.3 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 885 | 1976 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2700 | 5114 |
| CPU | 205859 | 309114 |
| GPU | 149116 | 346277 |
| Memory | 91151 | 174323 |
| UX | 136939 | 309815 |
| NanoReview Score | 583065 | 1139529 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 46.5 °C | 45 °C |
| Stability | 98 % | 75 % |
| Graphics Test | 14 fps | 47 fps |
| Graphics Score | 2454 | 7880 |
| Writing score | 12577 | n/a |
| Web score | 11195 | n/a |
| Video editing | 7220 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 9422 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 12268 | n/a |
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 | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.1 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) | iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) |
| OS Size | 26.4 GB | 16 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 5.0 | 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 (30% in 30 min) | Yes (55% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:48 h | 1:32 h |
| Web Browsing | 08:17 h | 08:35 h |
| Video Playback | 14:07 h | 13:38 h |
| Games | 05:09 h | 05:29 h |
| Standby Mode | 129 h | 116 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 9000x7000 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2.5x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | 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 | 240 fps (720p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 123 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Macro: 5 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 64 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GW3 | Sony IMX603 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.97 | 1/1.9 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1.7 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | 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 | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX258 | Sony IMX372 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | 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 | 32 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 6528x4896 pixels | 4290x2800 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX616 | Sony IMX514 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | 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 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 2 | n/a |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode |
| 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 | GSM 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/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 | n/a | 18 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2021 yr | October, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | October, 2021 yr | November, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 445 | 1100 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
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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.
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