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| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-09-21 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 6.18 x 2.95 x 0.38 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 456 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 508 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | -- |
| 10.12 | 10.34 |
| 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 | 3580mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The iPhone XS Max has an overall score of 84.5, which is a bit better than the Xperia XA2 Plus's overall score of 78.6. Even though iPhone XS Max and the Xperia XA2 Plus were released with only a few months difference, the iPhone XS Max design is extremely thinner but a little heavier than the Xperia XA2 Plus.
The iPhone XS Max counts with a slightly better display than Xperia XA2 Plus, because it has a higher resolution of 1242 x 2688px, a little better display density, a little bit brighter screen and a quite bigger display. The Xperia XA2 Plus has a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPhone XS Max, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Xperia XA2 Plus also has a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 400 GB.
The iPhone XS Max counts with a quite better processing power than Xperia XA2 Plus, because although it has a lower number of cores and less RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU. The Sony Xperia XA2 Plus features a bit better camera than iPhone XS Max, because although it has lower 30 fps video frame rates and a tinier aperture which is not favorable for low-light photography and video, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Sony Xperia XA2 Plus also counts with a lot higher 23 mega pixels resolution back camera and a larger camera sensor which gives a higher image and video quality.
The Xperia XA2 Plus features just a little bit longer battery performance than iPhone XS Max, because it has 3580mAh of battery capacity.
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