Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-09-21 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Glass and Stainless steel | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1099.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 268 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 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 10.26 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | 9.68 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| 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 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone XS Max is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A30s, getting a global score of 84.5 against 79.8. IPhone XS Max's design has the same thickness than Samsung Galaxy A30s, but it's way heavier. Apple iPhone XS Max has a superior processor than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a lower number of cores , and they both have a 4 GB RAM, the Apple iPhone XS Max also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
The Apple iPhone XS Max counts with a much sharper display than Galaxy A30s, because it has a lot better resolution of 1242 x 2688, a little bit larger screen and a lot greater count of pixels per inch in the display. Apple iPhone XS Max has a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because although it has a lot lower resolution back facing camera and a smaller camera aperture which is not so good for low light captures and videos, it also counts with a lot better video resolution.
Galaxy A30s counts with a superior storage for apps and games than iPhone XS Max, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy A30s counts with improved battery life than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has a 26 percent larger battery size.
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