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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| 2017-01-06 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Metal | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.36 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.20 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 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer 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 | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, 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 Huawei Mate 9, with a global score of 84.5 against 73.4. Although iPhone XS Max is a bit heavier than the Huawei Mate 9, it's just a bit thinner and newer. The iPhone XS Max counts with a better looking screen than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a bit larger display, a little more pixels per display inch and a higher resolution of 1242 x 2688px.
The Apple iPhone XS Max has a little better performance than Huawei Mate 9, because although it has an inferior number of cores , and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Apple iPhone XS Max also counts with a 64-bits CPU. The Huawei Mate 9 has much more memory to store more apps and games than iPhone XS Max, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Huawei Mate 9 also has a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
The Huawei Mate 9 has longer battery life than iPhone XS Max, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity against 3179mAh. The iPhone XS Max takes much better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same video frame rates, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same resolution camera in the back, the iPhone XS Max also has a bigger aperture for better low light photography and videos and a larger back-facing camera sensor shooting better quality videos and pictures.
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