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| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | OnePlus |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-09-21 | 2020-04-29 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Onyx black and Polar silver |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | $ 800.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Kryo 585 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone XS Max is much better than OnePlus 8 UW, getting an 84.5 score against 75.9. Despite of the fact iPhone XS Max is older and somewhat heavier than OnePlus 8 UW, it's design is still just a little bit thinner. OnePlus 8 UW features a slightly better display than iPhone XS Max, because although it has a quite inferior quantity of pixels per inch in the screen and a bit worse 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution, and they both have a same size display, the OnePlus 8 UW also counts with way more screen brightness.
The iPhone XS Max counts with a bit faster CPU than OnePlus 8 UW, because although it has less RAM memory and less and slower processing cores, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU. The OnePlus 8 UW has a superior camera than iPhone XS Max, and although they both have a F1.8 diafragm aperture, the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same 60 frames per second video frame rate, the OnePlus 8 UW also has a back camera with much more mega pixels and a much bigger back-facing camera sensor taking lot better quality photos and videos.
OnePlus 8 UW features a much greater storage for apps and games than iPhone XS Max, because it has more internal memory capacity. The OnePlus 8 UW counts with greater battery performance than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity.
IPhone XS Max costs more money than the OnePlus 8 UW, but you can get a better phone for that few extra dollars.
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