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| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| 2018-09-21 | 2018-10-18 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 5.73 x 2.69 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black, Pink and White |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | $ 157.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | P-OLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 439 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.36 |
| 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 + 7.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 2915mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.2 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone XS Max has a general score of 84.5, which is a bit better than Google Pixel 3's 80 score. Even though the Apple iPhone XS Max and the Google Pixel 3 were only released with a couple of months difference, the Apple iPhone XS Max construction is just a little bit thinner but heavier than the Google Pixel 3.
Apple iPhone XS Max counts with a little bit better display than Google Pixel 3, because it has a larger screen, a higher resolution of 1242 x 2688px and a just a little better pixel count in each display inch. Google Pixel 3's memory capacity to install games and applications is very similar to the iPhone XS Max one, both have equal internal memory capacity.
The Apple iPhone XS Max counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Google Pixel 3, because although it has an inferior number of cores, and they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the Apple iPhone XS Max also counts with a 64-bits CPU. The Apple iPhone XS Max has just a bit longer battery performance than Google Pixel 3, because it has a 9 percent more battery size.
The Apple iPhone XS Max shoots clearer photographs and videos than Google Pixel 3, although it has a back facing camera with less mega-pixels resolution and a worse video quality, they both have a F1.8 aperture and the same sensor size.
Although iPhone XS Max is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Google Pixel 3, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Google Pixel 3. So if you want that extra specs, you can buy iPhone XS Max, otherwise you can save some dollars and get the Google Pixel 3, resigning a couple specifications.
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