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| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-09-21 | 2019-02-05 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 6.16 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Charcoal black and Ocean blue |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1099.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 456 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 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 | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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 | 9.02 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone XS Max is just a bit better than Galaxy M20, getting a overall score of 84.5 against 78.9. Apple iPhone XS Max's design is thinner but heavier than the Galaxy M20, and both were released only a couple of months apart. The Apple iPhone XS Max has a more vivid display than Galaxy M20, because it has a little higher screen density, a slightly better resolution of 1242 x 2688 and a little bit bigger screen.
Apple iPhone XS Max features a quite superior processing power than Galaxy M20, because although it has a lower number of cores (although faster), and they both have a 4 GB RAM memory, the Apple iPhone XS Max also counts with a 64-bits processor. Samsung Galaxy M20 counts with a superior memory to install games and applications than iPhone XS Max, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy M20 also has an external SD slot that supports up to 512 GB.
The Galaxy M20 has a much longer battery duration than iPhone XS Max, because it has a 57% larger battery size. IPhone XS Max counts with a better camera than Galaxy M20, because although it has a worse resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a bigger aperture, a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a bigger sensor.
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