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| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| 2018-09-21 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| 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 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.28 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
IPhone XS Max is a bit better than the Galaxy A7 (2018), getting an 84.5 score against 84.2. The iPhone XS Max body has the same thickness than Galaxy A7 (2018), but it's heavier. The Apple iPhone XS Max has a quite better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has 2 less CPU cores (but faster) and less RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
Apple iPhone XS Max counts with a little bit better looking display than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a slightly higher resolution of 1242 x 2688 pixels, a bit bigger display and a just a bit more pixels per inch in the display. The Galaxy A7 (2018) features much more memory for apps and games than iPhone XS Max, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory.
The Apple iPhone XS Max has a bit better camera than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a camera with much less mega-pixels resolution and a tinier diafragm aperture which is not nice for capturing pictures in low light situations, it also counts with a lot higher (4K) video resolution and a bigger sensor taking better quality photographs and videos.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a bit better battery lifetime than iPhone XS Max, because it has a 4 percent larger battery size.
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