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| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-09-21 | 2020-06-19 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Glass and Stainless steel | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1099.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | TFT |
| 456 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali-G76 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.12 | 10.78 |
| 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 Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 6.8 |
| 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, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone XS Max is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A21s, with an 84.5 score against 77.7. Despite of the fact the Apple iPhone XS Max is older and just a little heavier than Samsung Galaxy A21s, it's design is still somewhat thinner. The iPhone XS Max counts with a superior processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A21s, because although it has 2 less cpu cores (although faster), it also counts with a larger amount of RAM and a 64-bit processor.
IPhone XS Max has a way better looking display than Galaxy A21s, and although they both have a same size screen, the iPhone XS Max also has a much better resolution of 1242 x 2688 and way more pixels per display inch. The Galaxy A21s features a little bit better camera than Apple iPhone XS Max, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not nice for low light photos and slower 30 fps video frame rate, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Galaxy A21s also counts with a much larger sensor which gives a way higher photo and video quality and a back camera with much more megapixels.
The Samsung Galaxy A21s features a very superior memory capacity for games and applications than iPhone XS Max, because although it has only 32 GB internal storage, it also counts with an external SD slot that holds up to 512 GB. Galaxy A21s counts with a way better battery duration than iPhone XS Max, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3179mAh.
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