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| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| 2018-09-21 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm 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 | 9.24 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 4.96 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone XS Max is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), with an 84.5 score against 79.2. The Apple iPhone XS Max body is heavier but just a little thinner than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and both of them were released with only 9 months difference. Apple iPhone XS Max features a little sharper display than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a quite better resolution of 1242 x 2688px, a larger display and a little bit better pixels density.
IPhone XS Max features a superior processor than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has less processing cores (although faster), and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the iPhone XS Max also counts with a 64-bit processing unit. IPhone XS Max takes just a bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a way worse resolution camera in the back and a smaller camera aperture which is not so good for low light photos and video, it also counts with a much better (4K) video quality.
Galaxy A8 (2018) has a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Apple iPhone XS Max, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a SD memory slot that supports up to 256 GB. The Apple iPhone XS Max counts with a little longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 3179mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh.
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