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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| 2016-01-08 | 2018-09-21 |
| 5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | 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 |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.73 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 |
| 8.91 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.88 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The iPhone XS Max has a score of 84.5, which is better than the Galaxy A5 (2016)'s 71.9 overall score. IPhone XS Max's body is newer than Galaxy A5 (2016)'s, although it is just a bit thicker and incredibly heavier. The iPhone XS Max has a little bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a little bit greater pixels density, a higher resolution of 1242 x 2688 and a bigger screen.
IPhone XS Max features a more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has a lower number of cores , it also counts with a 64 bits CPU and 2 GB more RAM. IPhone XS Max captures much better photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has a camera in the back with lesser mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 video quality and a bigger camera aperture to take better photography and video in poorly lited environments.
Apple iPhone XS Max features a bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with more internal memory. The Apple iPhone XS Max counts with just a little better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a 10% greater battery size.
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