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| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Apple |
| Android 12 | -- |
| 2022-07-28 | 2018-09-21 |
| 5.77 x 2.68 x 0.36 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| -- | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 446 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen1 SM8475 (4 nm) chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 6.21 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 14.40mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Battery | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.16 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
IPhone XS Max has an overall score of 84.5, which is better than Asus Zenfone 9's overall score of 72.6. Despite of the fact iPhone XS Max is much older and heavier than the Asus Zenfone 9, it's body is still thinner. The iPhone XS Max has a sharper screen than Asus Zenfone 9, because it has a bit better amount of pixels in each display inch, a bit larger screen and a little bit higher 1242 x 2688px resolution.
IPhone XS Max has a much better processing power than Asus Zenfone 9, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and less processing cores (but faster), it also counts with a 64 bits processor. The Asus Zenfone 9 has a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than iPhone XS Max, because it has more internal storage capacity.
Asus Zenfone 9 has greater battery duration than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity instead of 3179mAh. Asus Zenfone 9 takes much clearer pictures and videos than iPhone XS Max, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not so good for low-light captures, it also counts with a much bigger sensor taking much higher quality videos and pictures, a lot better 50 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera and a much higher 7680x4320 video quality.
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