Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max in Saudi Arabia

Compare specifications, features, and prices side-by-side to make the best choice.

Launch
Status
Available. Released Aug 2020
Available. Released Nov 2020
Body
Dimensions
164.8 x 77.2 x 8.1 mm
160.8 x 78.1 x 7.4 mm
Weight
208 g
226 g
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 7), Aluminum frame
Glass front, glass back, stainless steel frame
SIM
Nano-SIM + eSIM
Nano-SIM and eSIM
Colors
Mystic Bronze, Mystic Black, Mystic White
Gold, Graphite, Pacific Blue, Silver
Display
Type
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Size
6.9 inches, 114.0 cm2
6.7 inches
Resolution
1440 x 3088
2778 x 1284
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Ceramic Shield
Features
S Pen (9ms latency, Bluetooth), IP68, 108MP, 50x Zoom, 8K video, UWB, Samsung DeX, wireless charging
HDR10, 800 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak), Dolby Vision, Wide color gamut, True-tone  
Platform
OS
Android 10, upgradable to Android 13 (One UI 5.1)
iOS 14, upgradable to iOS 18.3
Chipset
Samsung Exynos 990 (7 nm+) / Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ (7 nm+)
Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
CPU
Octa-core
Hexa-core
GPU
Mali-G77 MP11 / Adreno 650
Apple GPU
Memory
Card Slot
microSDXC (up to 1TB)
No
Internal
256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM
128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM
Camera
Main
Triple: 108 MP, f/1.8 (wide), PDAF, Laser AF, OIS | 12 MP, f/3.0 (periscope telephoto), 5x optical zoom, 50x hybrid zoom, PDAF, OIS | 12 MP, f/2.2 (ultrawide)
12 MP + 12 MP ultrawide + 12 MP telephoto 2.5x
Features
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama, 8K@24fps, 4K@60fps
LED flash, HDR, Dolby Vision
Selfie
10 MP, f/2.2, Dual Pixel PDAF
12 MP, f/2.2
Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, tri-band
Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE
5.3
GPS
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC
Yes
Yes
Radio
No
No
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, OTG, DisplayPort
Lightning
Battery
Type
4500 mAh
Li-Ion 3687 mAh
Charging
Glass front + Gorilla Glass Victus), Glass back + Gorilla Glass Victus), Stainless steel frame, Tuned by AKG, Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, Samsung DeX (desktop experience support), ANT+, Bixby natural language commands and dictation, Sams
Glass front + Gorilla Glass), Glass back + Gorilla Glass), Stainless steel frame, IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins), Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified), Siri natural language commands and dictation