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| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-12-11 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.22 x 2.97 x 0.33 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 400 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| 450 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.06 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 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 |
| 9.57 | 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 | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 is a little bit better than the Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2), getting an 84.2 score against 77.4. Although the iPhone XS and the Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) were released with only 3 months difference, iPhone XS's design is just a little thinner but also just a little bit heavier than the Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2).
IPhone XS counts with a superior performance than Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2), because although it has less cpu cores and 2 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processor. IPhone XS counts with a bit more vivid screen than Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2), because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a bit better number of pixels in each inch in the screen, a slightly higher resolution of 1125 x 2436 and a brighter screen.
The Apple iPhone XS captures slightly better photographs and videos than Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2), and although they both have the same resolution back camera, the same video quality and the same aperture, the Apple iPhone XS also has faster 60 frames per second video frame rate and a bigger back-facing camera sensor.
The Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) features a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than iPhone XS, because it has 128 GB internal storage and a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 1,95 TB. Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) features a much longer battery performance than iPhone XS, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2659mAh.
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