Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-04-20 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | 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 |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.36 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 is much better than the Huawei P9 Plus, getting an 84.5 score against 75.5. IPhone XS Max's design is noticeably newer than Huawei P9 Plus's, but it is noticeably heavier and a little bit thicker. Apple iPhone XS Max counts with a bit better hardware performance than Huawei P9 Plus, because although it has a lower number of cores, and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Apple iPhone XS Max also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
The Apple iPhone XS Max counts with a little more vivid screen than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a bit more pixels per screen inch, a higher resolution of 1242 x 2688 and a bigger screen. Huawei P9 Plus features a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Apple iPhone XS Max, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Huawei P9 Plus also has a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
The iPhone XS Max has a bit better camera than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have a 12 megapixels back facing camera, the iPhone XS Max also has a larger aperture to take better photos and video in poorly lited environments, a lot better 3840x2160 video quality and a larger sensor which offers a better photo and video quality.
The Huawei P9 Plus has just a bit better battery lifetime than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has a 3400mAh battery size.
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