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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-07-11 | 2018-09-21 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 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 |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone XS Max is much better than Huawei nova 2, getting a score of 84.5 against 74.2. Apple iPhone XS Max's construction is newer, but just a little bit thicker and incredibly heavier than Huawei nova 2. Apple iPhone XS Max features a faster CPU than Huawei nova 2, because although it has less processing cores (but faster), and they both have the same RAM amount, the Apple iPhone XS Max also counts with a 64-bit CPU.
The iPhone XS Max features a bit sharper screen than Huawei nova 2, because it has a bit better screen density, a better 1242 x 2688 resolution and a larger display. The iPhone XS Max shoots better pictures and videos than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have the same resolution camera and a same size diafragm aperture, the iPhone XS Max also has a way higher video resolution.
The Huawei nova 2 counts with a much bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone XS Max, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Huawei nova 2 also has a SD memory slot that admits up to 128 GB. The Apple iPhone XS Max counts with just a little bit longer battery performance than Huawei nova 2, because it has 3179mAh of battery capacity against 2950mAh.
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