Compared: Apples iPhone 11 Pro Max against the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and 10+
Samsung Galaxy Note 10+against the iPhone 11 Pro Max Exposed simply a month ahead of Apple’s annual iPhone event, Samsung‘s Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+were exposed as prospective smart device powerhouses, with a big screen and a rear triple-camera setup that is reasonably similar to what existed by Apple in the iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max a few weeks later on. With the launches so close together and being the flagship models of their respective makers, it is worth taking some time to compare the offerings versus each other, to see who has the upper hand for the next year or two.
The Specifications List On paper, the 3 are roughly comparable in terms of size and what they offer. There are obvious distinctions, such as the Note pair having assistance for the S Pen while the iPhone doesn’t use an Apple Pencil or any stylus at all, but eventually the distinctions in the crucial locations people look at are quite little.
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
Samsung Galaxy Note 10
Samsung Galaxy Note 10+
Price
$1,099
$949
$1,099
Screen size (ins)
6.5
6.3
6.8
Resolution
2688 x 1242 at 458ppi
2280 x 1080 at 401ppi
3040 x 1440 at 498ppi
Contrast
2,000,000:1
2,000,000:1
2,000,000:1
Brightness (nits)
800
1200
1200
Display type:
Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR, True Tone, Wide Color (P3)
Infinity-O Dynamic AMOLED, HDR10+
Infinity-O Dynamic AMOLED, HDR10+
Processor
A13 Bionic with Neural Engine
Octa Core processor, 2.7 GHz + 2.4 GHz + 1.9 Ghz
Octa Core processor, 2.7 GHz + 2.4 GHz + 1.9 Ghz
Memory
4GB *
8GB or 12GB
12GB
Stylus Support
No
S Pen
S Pen
Dimensions (ins)
5.7 x 2.8 x 0.32
5.9 x 2.8 x 0.31
6.4 x 3.0 x 0.31
Weight (ounces)
6.63
5.92
6.91
Rear Cameras (megapixels)
12MP Ultra Wide, 12MP Wide, 12MP Telephoto
16MP Ultra Wide, 12MP Wide, 12MP Telephoto
16MP Ultra Wide, 12MP Wide, 12MP Telephoto, VGA DepthVision
Video recording
4K60
4K60
4K60
Slow Mo
1080p at 240fps
720p at 960fps, 1080p at 240fps
720p at 960fps, 1080p at 240fps
Front Camera
12MP TrueDepth
10MP Selfie
10Mp Selfie
Biometric
Face ID
Finger Print, Face Recognition
Fingerprint, Face Recognition
| Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max | Samsung Galaxy Note 10 | Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $1,099 | $949 | $1,099 |
| Screen size (ins) | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.8 |
| Resolution | 2688 x 1242 at 458ppi | 2280 x 1080 at 401ppi | 3040 x 1440 at 498ppi |
| Contrast | 2,000,000:1 | 2,000,000:1 | 2,000,000:1 |
| Brightness (nits) | 800 | 1200 | 1200 |
| Display type: | Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR, True Tone, Wide Color (P3) | Infinity-O Dynamic AMOLED, HDR10+ | Infinity-O Dynamic AMOLED, HDR10+ |
| Processor | A13 Bionic with Neural Engine | Octa Core processor, 2.7 GHz + 2.4 GHz + 1.9 Ghz | Octa Core processor, 2.7 GHz + 2.4 GHz + 1.9 Ghz |
| Memory | 4GB * | 8GB or 12GB | 12GB |
| Stylus Support | No | S Pen | S Pen |
| Dimensions (ins) | 5.7 x 2.8 x 0.32 | 5.9 x 2.8 x 0.31 | 6.4 x 3.0 x 0.31 |
| Weight (ounces) | 6.63 | 5.92 | 6.91 |
| Rear Cameras (megapixels) | 12MP Ultra Wide, 12MP Wide, 12MP Telephoto | 16MP Ultra Wide, 12MP Wide, 12MP Telephoto | 16MP Ultra Wide, 12MP Wide, 12MP Telephoto, VGA DepthVision |
| Video recording | 4K60 | 4K60 | 4K60 |
| Slow Mo | 1080p at 240fps | 720p at 960fps, 1080p at 240fps | 720p at 960fps, 1080p at 240fps |
| Front Camera | 12MP TrueDepth | 10MP Selfie | 10Mp Selfie |
| Biometric | Face ID | Finger Print, Face Recognition | Fingerprint, Face Recognition |
While the fundamental list of requirements can definitely offer the appearance of resemblances in some locations and larger differences in others, like with the Note’s rear cams against Apple’s being relatively close in lots of aspects, there’s more variation in the two different households of gadgets than numbers alone can encourage about.
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While you are most likely to find the quality of the screen on all three models to be quite agreeable, one huge distinction is how the 2 companies managed the additional components on the front of the device. Apple continues to sustain with the notorious notch holding the TrueDepth video camera array, while Samsung chooses for a hole-punch camera design that decreases lost area.
It is difficult to evaluate one over the other, as while you have more screen with the Samsung models, both do ultimately interrupt a full-screen look with an aberration, one that can not quickly be dismissed from view. Samsung’s may be smaller sized, however it’s still an interruption.
Efficiency
In theory, Samsung ought to be able to blow Apple out of the water with the efficiency of the Note 10 and Note 10+, with each Note using an 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor equipped with either 8GB or 12GB of memory, depending on the design. While the iPhone 11 Pro Max has simply 4 gigabytes of memory to work with, its six-core A13 Bionic Requires all the help it can get from the Neural Engine to appropriately complete.
< img src ="https://photos5.appleinsider.com/v9/images/1x1-white.jpg "alt="S Pen on the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 +"height="372 "class ="lazy"data-original="https://photos5.appleinsider.com/gallery/33077-57462-Samsung-Galaxy-S-Pen-l.jpg">< img src ="https://photos5.appleinsider.com/gallery/33077-57462-Samsung-Galaxy-S-Pen-l.jpg"> S Pen on the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 +Putting aside debatable aspects like the merits of iOS over Android or the long-time rivalry between the 2 business, it’s really rather tough to identify simply from requirements alone which gadget is the best.
If we’re talking displays, the Note 10+ is better than the iPhone, which is better than the Note 10. If it’s photography, Samsung might have a higher-resolution Wide-Angle video camera sensor, but there’s just a feasible amount of advantage to that difference, before anybody considers image processing systems employed by each device.
< img src="https://photos5.appleinsider.com/gallery/33077-57460-Note-10+-vs-iPhone-11-Pro-Max-geekbench-l.jpg" > Geekbench 5 results for the iPhone 11 Pro Max (right) and the Galaxy Note 10 +( left) In benchmark outcomes a minimum of, the A13 appears to have done the job. According to GeekBench, the A13 Bionic in the iPhone 11 Pro Max ratings 1,329 points on single-core processing to the Note 10’s 697 points, while for multi-core, Apple wins again with 3,405 to Samsung’s 2,523. The story does not get any better for Samsung in GeekBench’s Compute benchmark, with Apple accomplishing 6,288 points for Metal over 2,307 for the Note 10’s OpenCL score. While this isn’t a direct contrast due to varying innovations, it does show the iPhone continues to be far in the lead in this respect.
Why is the A13 doing so well, despite having half the RAM? It is likely due to Apple’s chip style choices, the fact that it has almost total control over the whole process, and that it can make chips that work for its own needs, rather than depending on a third-party style like one from Qualcomm.
Cameras on the Note 10+and iPhone 11 Pro Max For photographers, this will indicate a greater resolution image could be produced for Ultra-Wide shots, but just for those. There are likewise the various imaging functions and processing that each smartphone offers which can affect the final shot, which may sway some users based upon their individual favored shooting design.
The Note 10+ does offer an additional party trick, in the type of the DepthVision video camera, a VGA-resolution sensor which has the ability to obtain depth information, permitting enhanced truth experiences using the rear cam. Apple’s ARKit does enable for its rear electronic cameras to be used for similar purposes but Samsung’s version might be more accurate general due to capturing real depth data rather than calculating it from a live video feed.
Relying on the front, the previously mentioned hole-punch cam in the Note 10 designs offers 10-megapixel images, but the iPhone’s TrueDepth camera provides 12-megapixel images, along with Portrait Mode impacts that depth data can provide. Face ID, powered by the TrueDepth electronic camera, is also a far more safe biometric system than both the single camera-based facial recognition system and the finger print reader used on the Note models.
When it comes to video, both are capable of 4K recordings at 60fps as well as the normal sluggish movement 1080p at 240fps, but Samsung includes Super Slow-mo, catching 720p video at 960fps. HDR, audio zoom, and the capability to capture still images while recording a video are also present in both varieties.
Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ display screen All models use an OLED panel for their screens, which means both provide high levels of contrast and brightness. Considering that Samsung supplies Apple with OLED panels for its iPhones, the innovation and quality
should be rather equivalent from a manufacturing standpoint. The iPhone 11 Pro Max slots in the space in between the Note 10 and Note 10+, at 6.5 inches to the Samsung 6.3 inches and 6.8 inches. The resolution is also roughly in the middle of the two Samsung models too, with its pixel density of 458 pixels per inch sandwiched in between the 401ppi for the Note 10 and the 498ppi of the Note 10+.
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Images and Video
Around the back, there is both a comparable story between the business, in addition to substantial distinctions. Both Apple and Samsung decreased the same path of using three cams, with Ultra-Wide, Wide, and Telephoto lenses.
Both sides likewise have Optical Image Stabilization on the Wide and Telephoto cams, in addition to typical camera-shooting modes, HDR, and a 10x digital zoom, however while Apple does decide for 12-megapixel sensing units throughout the board, Samsung uses 12-megapixel for the Wide and Telephoto but changes it out for a 16-megapixel sensor in the Ultra-Wide.
The iPhone 11 Pro Max in Midnight Green The iPhone 11 Pro Max does come out on top in some areas, like Face ID security and the TrueDepth cam, as well as efficiency, however it likewise falls behind in aspects like the pixel density against the Note 10+ and rear cam depth noticing.
The primary takeaway is that Apple is still keeping its position at the front of the field along with Samsung, with it producing iPhones that are at a par with the very best its primary rival can provide. Those who are platform agnostic would most likely be quite happy using any of the devices, as they are the very best of what are currently readily available on the marketplace at this time.