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| Global Score | |
| 74.4 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-03-30 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.31 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.41 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Gold and White | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.91 | 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 | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.7 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
Apple iPhone XS Max is better than the Galaxy A9 Pro (2016), getting an 84.5 score against 74.4. The Apple iPhone XS Max is a notably newer phone, and it is also a little bit thinner and just a bit lighter than the Galaxy A9 Pro (2016). The iPhone XS Max features a superior processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016), because although it has lesser cpu cores , and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the iPhone XS Max also counts with a 64 bits CPU.
The Apple iPhone XS Max has a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016), because it has a better resolution of 1242 x 2688, a little more pixels per inch in the screen and a little bigger display. Apple iPhone XS Max shoots greater videos and photos than Galaxy A9 Pro (2016), because although it has a way worse 12 MP resolution back camera, it also counts with a larger aperture for better low-light images and video and a bigger back camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
Galaxy A9 Pro (2016) counts with a bigger storage to install applications and games than iPhone XS Max, because although it has only 32 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB. The Galaxy A9 Pro (2016) features a superior battery life than iPhone XS Max, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3179mAh.
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