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| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | OnePlus |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2018-09-21 | 2021-04-02 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 6.30 x 2.92 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Arctic Sky, Astral Black and Winter Mist |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | $ 700.00 |
| 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 | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 660 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 | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 12.65 |
| 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 | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.2 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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
Apple iPhone XS Max has an overall score of 84.5, which is much better than the OnePlus 9's global score of 76. Apple iPhone XS Max is a much older and just a bit heavier phone than the OnePlus 9, but Apple was able to make it somewhat thinner anyway. The Apple iPhone XS Max counts with a little better performance than OnePlus 9, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of cores and they are also slower, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
Apple iPhone XS Max features a bit more vivid screen than OnePlus 9, and although they both have a same size display, the Apple iPhone XS Max also has a little better pixel count in each inch in the display and a little higher resolution of 1242 x 2688 pixels. OnePlus 9 has much more memory for apps and games than iPhone XS Max, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The OnePlus 9 has a really longer battery life than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has a 4500mAh battery size. OnePlus 9 captures a lot better pictures and videos than iPhone XS Max, and although they both have the same diafragm aperture, the OnePlus 9 also has a much more mega-pixels camera, a much better video resolution and a much larger back-facing camera sensor shooting way higher quality videos and photographs.
IPhone XS Max is a lot more expensive than OnePlus 9, but you can get a better phone for that few more dollars.
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