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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| Android 13 | -- |
| 2023-09-15 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Matte Black, Sky Blue and Transparent Edition | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Octa-Core 2700 MHz processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 643 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.49") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| -- | 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 |
| 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 | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.08 | 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 |
Comparison review
The iPhone XS Max is much better than Fairphone 5, getting a overall score of 84.5 against 75.5. IPhone XS Max's construction is a little lighter and extremely thinner than Fairphone 5, even though it was released many years before. Apple iPhone XS Max counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Fairphone 5, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and an inferior number of cores and also slower, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
Fairphone 5 features a little sharper display than Apple iPhone XS Max, because although it has a little lower 1224 x 2700px resolution, and they both have the same screen density and a same size display, the Fairphone 5 also counts with a brighter screen. Fairphone 5 features a lot bigger storage to store more games and applications than iPhone XS Max, because it has 192 GB more internal memory.
The Fairphone 5 counts with superior battery performance than iPhone XS Max, because it has a 4200mAh battery capacity instead of 3179mAh. The Apple iPhone XS Max shoots slightly better photos and videos than Fairphone 5, because although it has a much smaller sensor giving a lot lower image quality and a camera with a much worse 12 megapixels resolution, it also counts with a larger aperture to take better captures and video in low light environments.
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