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| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-10-25 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.15 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | 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 |
| 8.14 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone XS Max has a score of 84.5, which is better than Huawei nova 2i's overall score of 72.4. IPhone XS Max's construction has the same thickness than Huawei nova 2i, but it's heavier. Apple iPhone XS Max features just a bit better looking screen than Huawei nova 2i, because it has a little bit higher pixels density, a better resolution of 1242 x 2688 pixels and a quite larger display.
The Apple iPhone XS Max features a faster CPU than Huawei nova 2i, because although it has a lower number of cores (although faster), and they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the Apple iPhone XS Max also counts with a 64-bits processing unit. Apple iPhone XS Max features a very superior camera than Huawei nova 2i, because although it has a lot lower 12 mega pixels resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a lot higher (4K) video quality.
Huawei nova 2i has a much greater memory to store more games and applications than iPhone XS Max, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Huawei nova 2i also has an external memory slot that supports up to 128 GB. The Huawei nova 2i counts with just a bit better battery performance than iPhone XS Max, because it has a 3340mAh battery capacity.
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