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| Global Score | |
| 74.4 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Apple |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-08-30 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.24 x 2.97 x 0.33 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Plastic | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 260, 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 509 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.91 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.00 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 |
| 9.68 | 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 | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.6 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 has an overall score of 84.5, which is better than the HTC U12 Life's 74.4 global score. The iPhone XS Max design is heavier but a little thinner than HTC U12 Life, and both of them were released only 1 months apart. Apple iPhone XS Max counts with a brighter screen than HTC U12 Life, because it has a better 1242 x 2688 resolution, a quite higher display density and a little bit bigger screen.
The HTC U12 Life features a way bigger storage to install applications and games than Apple iPhone XS Max, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the HTC U12 Life also has an external memory card slot that supports up to 128 GB. The iPhone XS Max features a superior performance than HTC U12 Life, 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 bits processor.
The iPhone XS Max takes a bit better pictures and videos than HTC U12 Life, because although it has a back camera with a much worse 12 mega pixels resolution and a lower (4K) video quality, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low-light photography. The HTC U12 Life counts with just a little better battery lifetime than iPhone XS Max, because it has a 3600mAh battery size instead of 3179mAh.
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