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| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| 2018-09-21 | 2016-03-11 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | $ 124.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 855 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") 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 | 9.79 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| 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 iPhone XS Max has a general score of 84.5, which is slightly better than Galaxy S7's 79.5 overall score. IPhone XS Max's design is newer and a little thinner, but also incredibly heavier than Galaxy S7. IPhone XS Max counts with a greater hardware performance than Galaxy S7, and although they both have a 4 GB RAM memory, the iPhone XS Max also has a greater number of cores and a 64-bit processor.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 features a little sharper display than iPhone XS Max, because although it has a way smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per inch of display, more brightness and a quite better resolution of 1440 x 2560. Galaxy S7 has more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone XS Max, because although it has just 32 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 200 GB.
IPhone XS Max counts with just a bit better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S7, because it has 3179mAh of battery capacity. The Apple iPhone XS Max takes a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy S7, because although it has a tinier aperture and a smaller back camera sensor taking lower quality videos and photographs, and they both have a same resolution back facing camera and the same video definition, the Apple iPhone XS Max also counts with higher 60 fps video frame rate.
Although Apple iPhone XS Max is a better device, it costs a lot more money than Samsung Galaxy S7, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the Samsung Galaxy S7. If you prefer to save some dollars, you can get the Samsung Galaxy S7, and give up a few features and specs, but you'll get the most out of your money.
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