Samsung Galaxy Note 20 vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
53
out of 100
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77
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy Note 20 (with Exynos 990) that was released on August 5, 2020, against the Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A16 Bionic and came out 2 years and 1 month after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Note 20
- Fingerprint scanner
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- Reverse charging feature
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- Weighs 48 grams less
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
- Delivers 185% higher peak brightness (1751 against 615 nits)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Shows 55% longer battery life (30:06 vs 19:26 hours)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- 45% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1324K versus 913K)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- 17% higher pixel density (460 vs 393 PPI)
- The phone is 2 years and 1 month newer
- More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A16 Bionic
- 2.2x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2669 and 1190 points
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1290 x 2796 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 393 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | - |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.1% | 88.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.9% | 99.9% |
| PWM | 250 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 6.4 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.6 mm (6.36 inches) | 160.7 mm (6.33 inches) |
| Width | 75.2 mm (2.96 inches) | 77.6 mm (3.06 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) | 7.85 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 192 g (6.77 oz) | 240 g (8.47 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Green, Brown | Black, Silver, Gold, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 990 | Apple A16 Bionic |
| Max clock | 2730 MHz | 3460 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A76 - 2 cores at 2.73 GHz: Exynos M5 |
- 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 3.46 GHz: Everest |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G77 MP11 | 5 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 352 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 832 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~585.7 GFLOPS | ~1789.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 22851 |
| Single-core score | 1190 | 2669 |
| Multi-core score | 2964 | 7024 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 367742 | 329807 |
| GPU | 161823 | 444294 |
| Memory | 165680 | 150297 |
| UX | 218675 | 400202 |
| Total score | 913920 | 1324600 |
| Samples | [3 tests] | [8 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 88% | - |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 443 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | - | 74% |
| Graphics test | - | 16 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 20 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 16 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 12 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 4266 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 88% | 71% |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | 19 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1419 | 3335 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8678 | - |
| Video editing | 5768 | - |
| Photo editing | 29836 | - |
| Data manipulation | 7918 | - |
| Writing score | 12118 | - |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-14 (TimFire) | AnTuTu 11 | 868691 |
| 📘 2026-07-24 (Ctvy970) | AnTuTu 11 | 922959 |
| 📘 2026-05-09 -> Jazari28 | AnTuTu 11 | 913920 |
| 📘 2023-10-26 (Saleh) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1190 / 2964 |
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-09 -> Kryon296 | AnTuTu 11 | 1425670 |
| 📘 2026-08-09 -> Kryon296 | AnTuTu 11 | 1302538 |
| 📘 2026-08-09 (Trinh Anh Khoi) | AnTuTu 11 | 1302538 |
| 📘 2026-07-17 (Astreeek) | AnTuTu 11 | 1267503 |
| 📘 2026-07-16 (Oleg) | AnTuTu 11 | 1267503 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2400 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | iOS 16 (Can be upgraded to iOS 27) |
| ROM | One UI 5.0 | - |
| OS size | 35 GB | - |
| OS updates | 2 years | 6 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4300 mAh | 4323 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 23 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (48% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:05 hr | 1:52 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:01 hr | 11:49 hr |
| Watching video | 12:33 hr | 18:59 hr |
| Gaming | 04:55 hr | 06:50 hr |
| Standby | 96 hr | 144 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#42nd place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 8064 x 6048 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 240FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 64 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP 4) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX555 | Sony IMX803 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.76" (≈ 0.57 inch) | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.8 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 77 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung Bright S5KGW2 | Sony IMX713 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.72" (≈ 0.58 inch) | 1/3.5" (≈ 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K2LA | Sony IMX633 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 80 |
| Preview | - | 91 |
| Zoom | - | 139 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Note 20 from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3872 x 2592 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX374 | Sony IMX714 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | 103 | 139 |
| Video | 95 | 154 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | 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 MiMO - 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 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | - |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | August 2020 | September 2022 |
| Release date | August 2020 | September 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1000 | $1099 |
| Successor | - | - Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max |
| SAR (head) | 0.359 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.366 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | - | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max is definitely a better buy.
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