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Samsung Galaxy S6 (CDMA) vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

 
Brief information about compared phones: Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max , Samsung Galaxy S6 (CDMA)

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max 2020 year of release, cpu - Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm), screen 6.7", with resolution 1284x2778. Smartphone has 12 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Samsung Galaxy S6 (CDMA) 2015 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53), screen 5.1", with resolution 1440x2560. Smartphone has 5 megapixel front camera and 16 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super Retina XDR OLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.7" inc 5.1" inch
Screen area 109.8 cm2 71.7 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 87.4% 70.8%
Screen resolution 1284 x 2778 px 1440 x 2560 px
PPI /points per inch/ 576 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Quad 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift stabilization (IBIS) -12 MP, f/2.2, 65mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2.5x optical zoom -12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6" -TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth) 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF
Functions HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 1440p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 12 MP, Dual 5 MP, Single
Specifications 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6'' SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide)
DxOMark Main Score 130
DxOMark Photo 101
DxOMark Video 93
DxOMark Selfie Score 98
Performance Operating system OS iOS 14.1 Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop); TouchWiz UI
Chipset - Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
Processor CPU - Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm) Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU - Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Mali-T760MP8
External memory No No
Internal memory 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM
Antutu 8 score 638841
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1586 259
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3940 995
General specs Release date 2020, October 13 2015, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 160.8 Х 78.1 Х 7.4 mm 143.5 Х 70.6 Х 6.9 mm
Weight 228 g 140 g
Colors Silver, Graphite, Gold, Pacific Blue White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum
Battery 3687 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 2550 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 1220 EUR 410 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 20 h (multimedia) Music play - Up to 80 h Talking time- Up to 23 h (3G) Music play - Up to 57 h
Body build Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China Nano-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China  CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100   CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2342 -5G - 1, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2342 Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - G920V, G920P  CDMA 800 / 1900 - G920V, G920P, G920R -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G920V  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - G920V, G920R -4G - LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700) - G920V  LTE band 2(1900), 12(700), 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500) - G920P  LTE band 2(1900), 13(700), 17(700), 25(1900) - G920R
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body) SAR - 1.09 W/kg (head)     1.13 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.22 W/kg (head)     0.66 W/kg (body)    
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - Dolby Vision -Wide color gamut -True-tone -HDR10 -800 nits (typ) -1200 nits (peak) 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop - Sensors - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Siri natural language commands and dictation - Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min -USB Power Delivery 2.0 -Qi fast wireless charging 15W - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) - Versions: A2411 (International); A2342 (USA); A2410 (Canada, Japan); A2412 (China, Hong Kong) Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 , Infrared port - PMA wireless charging -ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - Also known as Samsung Galaxy S6 G920Curved screen version available Samsung Galaxy S6 edge Versions: G920P (Sprint), G920V (Verizon), G920R (US Cellular), G920W8 (Canada)

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy iPhone 12 Pro Max
  • Screen 6.7"
  • Front camera 12 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
  • RAM 6 GB
Reasons to buy Galaxy S6 (CDMA)
  • Screen 5.1"
  • Main camera 16 MP