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| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2018-09-21 | 2021-03-12 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black |
| Glass and Stainless steel | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1099.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | LCD |
| 456 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.12 | 9.13 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone XS Max has a global score of 84.5, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5's global score of 78.1. Although the Apple iPhone XS Max is older and somewhat heavier than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, it's construction is still somewhat thinner. The Apple iPhone XS Max features a more powerful processor than Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a lower number of cores , and they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the Apple iPhone XS Max also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
IPhone XS Max counts with a much better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a lot better resolution of 1242 x 2688, a bigger display and a greater pixels number per screen inch. The Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 counts with a lot bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than iPhone XS Max, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 also has an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB.
IPhone XS Max features a bit better battery performance than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has 3179mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. The iPhone XS Max captures much better videos and photos than Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a back-facing camera with a way lower resolution, and they both have a F1.8 diafragm aperture, the iPhone XS Max also counts with a lot higher (4K) video definition.
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