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| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| 2018-09-21 | 2014-09-29 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black, Gold, Pink and White |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 3.70 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 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 (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3220mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone XS Max has a general score of 84.5, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy Note4's score of 77.6. Even though the iPhone XS Max is somewhat heavier than Galaxy Note4, it's a little bit thinner and also noticeably newer. Apple iPhone XS Max features just a bit better display than Galaxy Note4, because although it has a bit worse 1242 x 2688 resolution and a quite lower display density, it also counts with a quite larger screen.
The Samsung Galaxy Note4 features a bit bigger storage for games and applications than iPhone XS Max, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 128 GB. The Apple iPhone XS Max has a superior performance than Galaxy Note4, because although it has a lower number of cores , it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory and a 64-bit CPU.
Samsung Galaxy Note4's battery performance is very similar to the iPhone XS Max one, although the Samsung Galaxy Note4 also has 3220mAh of battery capacity instead of 3179mAh. The Apple iPhone XS Max takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy Note4, because although it has a camera with much less MP and a worse (4K) video definition, it also counts with a larger camera aperture to capture better low-light photos and videos and a larger sensor taking better quality photographs and videos.
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