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| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Asus |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-09-21 | 2018-12-11 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 6.22 x 2.97 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Stainless steel | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 456 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 450 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 17.06 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.12 | 9.57 |
| 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 | |
| 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The iPhone XS Max is just a bit better than the Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2), having an 84.5 score against 77.4. Even though the iPhone XS Max and the Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) were only released 3 months apart, iPhone XS Max's body is just a little thinner but also heavier. IPhone XS Max counts with a little bit better looking display than Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2), because it has a little bigger display, a little higher resolution of 1242 x 2688, more brightness and a little better pixels density.
IPhone XS Max counts with a superior hardware performance than Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2), because although it has a lower amount of RAM and 2 lesser CPU cores , it also counts with a 64 bits CPU. The Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) features a much better storage for games and applications than iPhone XS Max, because it has more internal storage capacity and a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 1,95 TB.
Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) counts with a really longer battery performance than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has a 5000mAh battery size. IPhone XS Max captures just a bit better pictures and videos than Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2), and although they both have the same aperture, the same (4K) video resolution and the same resolution back-facing camera, the iPhone XS Max also has a bigger sensor and better video frame rate.
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