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| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 13 |
| 2018-09-21 | -- |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | -- |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | -- |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 3080 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 500 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 10.26 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 200.00 MP + 40.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 69.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.77 inches (1/1.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.12 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.2 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone XS Max has a general score of 84.5, which is a bit better than the Galaxy S23 Ultra's 81.5 general score. IPhone XS Max features a better looking display than Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, although it has a bit lower resolution of 1242 x 2688, a just a bit worse pixels density and a little bit smaller display.
The Galaxy S23 Ultra has a very superior storage for games and applications than iPhone XS Max, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity. IPhone XS Max has a very superior processor than Galaxy S23 Ultra, because although it has 4 GB less RAM memory and 2 less processing cores (but faster), it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra has a very superior battery duration than iPhone XS Max, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity. Galaxy S23 Ultra features a greater camera than iPhone XS Max, because it has a camera with way more megapixels, a bigger aperture to capture better low light captures and videos and a lot larger back-facing camera sensor capturing way higher quality photos.
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