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| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | ZTE |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2018-09-21 | 2021-06-04 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 6.36 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black, Gold, Green and White |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | $ 749.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 35.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.12 | 11.99 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4600mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 6.48 |
| 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 is just a bit better than ZTE Axon 30 Ultra, getting an 84.5 score against 78.1. Apple iPhone XS Max's construction is a little bit thinner than ZTE Axon 30 Ultra, but it is just a bit heavier and was released 3 years before. Apple iPhone XS Max has just a little better hardware performance than ZTE Axon 30 Ultra, because although it has lesser and slower cpu cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
The iPhone XS Max has a bit sharper screen than ZTE Axon 30 Ultra, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1242 x 2688 and a little bit greater display pixels density. ZTE Axon 30 Ultra features a superior memory capacity to store more games and applications than iPhone XS Max, because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity.
ZTE Axon 30 Ultra has a very superior battery lifetime than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has a 45% more battery capacity. The ZTE Axon 30 Ultra takes much better photos and videos than iPhone XS Max, because it has a lot better resolution back-facing camera, a bigger camera aperture to take better photos and videos in poorly lited environments and a much higher 7680x4320 video resolution.
Apple iPhone XS Max costs a lot more money than the ZTE Axon 30 Ultra, but you can get a better phone for that few extra dollars.
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