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| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| 2018-09-21 | 2015-12-01 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1099.00 | $ 690.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 456 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 12.42 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.12 | 9.35 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The iPhone XS Max is just a bit better than Huawei Mate 8, getting a global score of 84.5 against 77.4. The iPhone XS Max is a way newer and just a little bit thinner cellphone than Huawei Mate 8, but it's also somewhat heavier. IPhone XS Max features a much better looking display than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a little bit greater display density, a higher resolution of 1242 x 2688 and a little bit larger display.
IPhone XS Max counts with a better processing power than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a lower number of cores (although they are faster), and they both have the same RAM amount, the iPhone XS Max also counts with a 64-bits processor. IPhone XS Max captures clearer photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a camera with much less MP, it also counts with a larger aperture to take better low-light photos and a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
Huawei Mate 8 counts with a very superior memory for applications and games than iPhone XS Max, because it has an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB and more internal memory. Huawei Mate 8 has better battery duration than iPhone XS Max, because it has a 26 percent bigger battery size.
Apple iPhone XS Max costs a lot more than the Huawei Mate 8, but you can get a better phone for that extra money.
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