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| Global Score | |
| 85.3 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | -- |
| 2019-09-20 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.97 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Gold, Midnight green, Silver and Space gray | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple-designed 4 core GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 10.35 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3969mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max is just a bit better than the iPhone XS, having an 85.3 score against 84.2. Even though the Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max is newer than the iPhone XS, it's extremely heavier and a little thicker. The iPhone 11 Pro Max counts with a bit more powerful CPU than iPhone XS. Both of them have a 64 bits processor, a 4 GB RAM memory and 6 CPU cores.
IPhone 11 Pro Max counts with a bit better looking display than iPhone XS, because although it has a bit less pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a brighter display, a quite larger screen and a slightly better resolution of 1242 x 2688px. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max takes just a bit better pictures and videos than iPhone XS. Both of them have the same camera sensor size, the same video definition, a 12 mega-pixels back facing camera, the same diafragm aperture and the same 60 frames per second video frame rates.
The Apple iPhone XS and iPhone 11 Pro Max count with extremely similar storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos, both of them have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage. IPhone 11 Pro Max counts with a much longer battery lifetime than iPhone XS, because it has a 49% larger battery capacity.
Although Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max is a better device, it costs a little more than iPhone XS, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the iPhone XS. So if you need that extra specs and features, you can buy the Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, but if you don't you can save some money and get the iPhone XS, giving up some specs and features.
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