Can Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10+ Beat Apple’s Upcoming iPhone 11 Max?

Samsung today officially unveiled the latest additions to its flagship smartphone lineup: the Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10+.

On paper, the Note 10 and Note 10+ are seriously impressive Android devices — but could they sway iPhone owners holding out for the iPhone 11?

Here’s how the new Note devices could stack up to Apple’s upcoming handsets.

Samsung Note 10 Features

First thing’s first. Samsung has switched up the Note lineup by releasing two Note 10 devices. The Galaxy Note 10, a 6.3-inch OLED smartphone, and the Galaxy Note 10+, which packs a massive 6.8-inch OLED display.

Both devices push the limits of display real estate with extremely slim bezels and virtually no “forehead” or “chin.” Both the Note 10 and Note 10+ are truly edge-to-edge smartphones. The effect is even more impressive with Samsung’s signature hole-punch camera design.

The Note 10 packs 8GB of RAM and is available in a 256GB storage configuration, while its larger stablemate has 12GB of RAM with 256GB and 512GB storage configurations. Only the larger of the two supports expandable storage.

There are cameras aplenty here, too. The Note 10 has a triple-lens camera with a 16MP ultra-wide-angle, a 12MP wide-angle and a 12MP telephoto lenses. The larger Note 10+ actually has an additional DepthVision camera for a total of four lenses.

Both smartphones run on the Snapdragon 855 and feature an in-screen fingerprint sensor and Samsung’s facial recognition. The smaller device has a 3,500mAh battery, while the larger packs a 4,300mAh battery.

Other new features include S Pen abilities like customizable “in-air”. Gestures and handwriting-to-text support. The DeX feature has been upgraded with drag-and-drop file management.

They’re available in stunning Aura Glow, Aura White and Aura black color schemes. The Galaxy Note 10 is priced at $949.99 while the Note 10+ will start at $1,099.99 (a 5G model will be available for an extra $200).

How Will The iPhone 11 Max Compare?

September is next month, which means it’s nearly iPhone season. But how will the so-called iPhone 11 lineup actually compare to Samsung’s latest and greatest?

But most accounts, this year’s Apple handsets will be much more incremental in nature. But that doesn’t mean that they’ll pale in comparison to the Note 10 lineup.

The most comparable device will likely be the iPhone 11 Max, which is rumored to retain the 6.5-inch OLED display of its predecessor.

Like the Note 10 series, the iPhone 11 Max will likely receive a triple-lens camera — and there’s no doubt that Apple will introduce new computational photography features, too.

There are also rumors that this year’s iPhones could finally get Apple Pencil support. Though, of course, it probably won’t be as tightly integrated as the S Pen.

The iPhone 11 Max may also get two-way wireless charging and new indoor navigation features, as well as larger batteries. There’s no telling how much battery life consumers will get, and Apple doesn’t typically disclose the size of its batteries.

Notably, the iPhone 11 Max is likely to be a lot faster than the Note 10+ (even if it doesn’t have as much RAM). In fact, last year’s iPhone XS Max still benchmarked higher than the Galaxy Note 10+ — so it’s worth venturing that the iPhone 11 lineup will maintain a one-year performance advantage.

There won’t be a 5G iPhone this year, but most people won’t be able to use 5G networks for at least another year or so. As far as price, there’s no indication that the iPhone 11 Max will be any more expensive than last year’s $1,099 device.