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| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-09-21 | 2019-09-29 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black, Blue and White |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1099.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 403 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 9611 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 11.44 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 7.52 |
| 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 has an overall score of 84.5, which is a bit better than Galaxy M30s's 83.3 general score. Even though the iPhone XS Max is older and just a little heavier than the Galaxy M30s, it's construction is still somewhat thinner. IPhone XS Max counts with a bit better screen than Galaxy M30s, because it has a little bit larger screen, a just a little more pixels per inch of display and a bit higher 1242 x 2688 resolution.
Galaxy M30s counts with a much better storage for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone XS Max, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Galaxy M30s also has an external memory slot that admits up to 512 GB. The iPhone XS Max features a more powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy M30s, because although it has less cores (but faster), and they both have the same RAM amount, the iPhone XS Max also counts with a 64-bit processor.
Samsung Galaxy M30s features a way better battery lifetime than iPhone XS Max, because it has an 89 percent bigger battery capacity. The Galaxy M30s captures better pictures and videos than Apple iPhone XS Max, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture and slower video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Galaxy M30s also counts with a lot larger back camera sensor and a camera with a lot better 48 mega pixels resolution.
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