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| Global Score | |
| 75.9 | 93.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Apple |
| Android 10 | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2020-04-29 | 2020-11-13 |
| 6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches | 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 8.03 ounces |
| Onyx black and Polar silver | Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 800.00 | $ 1100.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2778 x 1284 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| 1100 cd/m2 brightness | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Kryo 585 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.88 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3687mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.16 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 iPhone 12 Pro Max is a lot better than the OnePlus 8 UW, with a score of 93.2 against 75.9. IPhone 12 Pro Max has iOS 15.x operating system, while OnePlus 8 UW has Android 10 operating system. The iPhone 12 Pro Max construction is a little bit thinner but much heavier than OnePlus 8 UW, and both were released with only a couple of months difference.
The iPhone 12 Pro Max has a quite superior processing power than OnePlus 8 UW, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and less cpu cores , it also counts with a 64-bit processor. The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max has a little sharper screen than OnePlus 8 UW, because it has a little bit more brightness, a quite better 1284 x 2778 resolution, a quite bigger display and a bit greater pixels density.
OnePlus 8 UW captures much better photos and videos than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same 60 frames per second video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the OnePlus 8 UW also counts with a camera in the back with much more mega pixels.
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max has as much memory for games and applications as OnePlus 8 UW, they have the same 128 GB internal memory capacity. OnePlus 8 UW features just a bit longer battery lifetime than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because it has a 17% more battery size.
The iPhone 12 Pro Max is more expensive than the OnePlus 8 UW, but it's still a great deal, as you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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