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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| 2017-01-13 | 2018-09-21 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Glass and Metal | 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 | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9 | 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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm 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 |
| 9.24 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone XS Max has an overall score of 84.5, which is much better than Galaxy A5 (2017)'s general score of 75.8. The Apple iPhone XS Max is a newer and just a bit thinner phone than Galaxy A5 (2017), although it is much heavier. The iPhone XS Max features just a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a larger display, a little bit better display pixels density and a higher 1242 x 2688 resolution.
IPhone XS Max features a superior CPU than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has lesser processing cores , it also counts with a 64-bit CPU and 1 GB more RAM memory. IPhone XS Max has a little bit better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a lot less mega-pixels camera, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a bigger aperture to take better photography in poorly lited environments.
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a quite bigger storage capacity for games and applications than iPhone XS Max, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB. The iPhone XS Max features just a little better battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 3179mAh battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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