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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| 2019-03-02 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Plastic | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.91 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 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 |
| 9.46 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone XS Max is slightly better than Galaxy A30, getting a global score of 84.5 against 79.6. Apple iPhone XS Max's design has the same thickness than the Galaxy A30, but it's way heavier. Apple iPhone XS Max counts with a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy A30, because it has a slightly higher 1242 x 2688px resolution, a just a bit greater display density and a bit larger screen.
Galaxy A30 features a much bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Apple iPhone XS Max, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A30 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 512 GB. The iPhone XS Max counts with a superior hardware performance than Galaxy A30, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although faster), and they both have a 4 GB RAM memory, the iPhone XS Max also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
The iPhone XS Max captures just a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy A30, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not favorable for capturing images and video in low light environments and a much less mega-pixels resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a larger sensor providing a higher image quality.
Galaxy A30 features better battery performance than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
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