Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-20 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 430.00 | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 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 |
| 8.2 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.45 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 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 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 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 | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 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
IPhone XS Max is a little bit better than the Huawei nova 5T, getting a global score of 84.5 against 80.8. IPhone XS Max's construction is a bit thinner than Huawei nova 5T, although it's somewhat heavier and was released around 12 months before. IPhone XS Max counts with a bit faster CPU than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has 2 GB less RAM memory and a lower number of cores, it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
IPhone XS Max has a bit more vivid screen than Huawei nova 5T, because it has a bit higher resolution of 1242 x 2688, a little more pixels per inch in the screen and a quite larger screen. The Huawei nova 5T has much more storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone XS Max, because it has 64 GB more internal storage.
Huawei nova 5T captures better photos and videos than iPhone XS Max, because although it has worse video frame rate, and they both have the same (4K) video definition and the same camera aperture, the Huawei nova 5T also counts with a way larger sensor and a much more megapixels back facing camera.
Huawei nova 5T features just a little better battery life than iPhone XS Max, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity against 3179mAh.
Although iPhone XS Max is a better device, it costs a lot more money than Huawei nova 5T, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Huawei nova 5T. So if you want that extra specs and features, you can buy the iPhone XS Max, else you can save some money and buy the Huawei nova 5T, letting go some features and specs.
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