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| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-12-20 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.24 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Metal | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1520 x 720 pixels | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 SDM632 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 250, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.91 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.66 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 10.12 |
| 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 | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 much better than Asus ZenFone Max (M2)'s 71.6 global score. The iPhone XS Max is a a lot heavier device than the Asus ZenFone Max (M2), but they are equally thin. The iPhone XS Max counts with a way better looking display than Asus ZenFone Max (M2), because it has a way higher amount of pixels per inch in the screen, a much higher 1242 x 2688 pixels resolution and a little bit larger display.
Asus ZenFone Max (M2) has a very superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPhone XS Max, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Asus ZenFone Max (M2) also has a SD memory slot that allows up to 1,95 TB. IPhone XS Max has a quite superior hardware performance than Asus ZenFone Max (M2), because although it has an inferior number of cores , and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the iPhone XS Max also counts with a 64-bit processor.
The Asus ZenFone Max (M2) features longer battery duration than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3179mAh. The Apple iPhone XS Max shoots a bit better pictures and videos than Asus ZenFone Max (M2), although it has a lower 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a lesser mega-pixels resolution camera in the back, they both have the same diafragm aperture.
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