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| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| 2018-09-21 | 2015-08-21 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Glass and Metal |
| 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 7420 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm 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 | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 10.01 |
| 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 - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.2 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone XS Max is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy Note5, getting a general score of 84.5 against 80.2. Apple iPhone XS Max's construction has the same thickness than Samsung Galaxy Note5, but it's heavier. The Apple iPhone XS Max has a bit more vivid display than Galaxy Note5, because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1242 x 2688px and a little lower pixels quantity per inch of display, it also counts with a little larger display.
The iPhone XS Max counts with a quite better hardware performance than Galaxy Note5, because although it has less cores , and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the iPhone XS Max also counts with a 64-bit CPU. Galaxy Note5 counts with as much storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos as the Apple iPhone XS Max, both of them have the same 64 GB internal storage.
Apple iPhone XS Max counts with a little longer battery duration than Galaxy Note5, because it has a 6% greater battery capacity. The iPhone XS Max has a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because although it has a worse 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a back camera with a lot worse 12 mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a larger aperture to take better low light images and videos and a larger sensor which gives a better photo and video quality.
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