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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| 2016-04-16 | 2018-09-21 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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 |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.36 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion 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 | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone XS Max is better than Huawei P9, having an 84.5 score against 72.9. Apple iPhone XS Max's design is notably newer, but notably heavier and a little bit thicker than Huawei P9. IPhone XS Max counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Huawei P9, because although it has a lower number of slower cores, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit and a greater amount of RAM memory.
Apple iPhone XS Max features just a bit better screen than Huawei P9, because it has a better resolution of 1242 x 2688px, a bigger display and a just a bit better screen density. Huawei P9 counts with a greater memory for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone XS Max, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
The Apple iPhone XS Max counts with a bit longer battery life than Huawei P9, because it has 3179mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. The Apple iPhone XS Max shoots just a bit better videos and photos than Huawei P9, and although they both have a same resolution back-facing camera, the Apple iPhone XS Max also has a larger back-facing camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a lot better 3840x2160 video definition and a larger diafragm aperture to capture better photos and video in low light environments.
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