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| Global Score | |
| 72.7 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-29 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| TFT | OLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.73 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.44 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") 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 |
| 9.13 | 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 | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone XS Max is better than the Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine, having an 84.5 score against 72.7. Apple iPhone XS Max's body is thinner but heavier than Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine, and they were only released with a couple months difference. The iPhone XS Max counts with an incredibly better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine, because it has a larger screen, a much higher screen pixel density and a way higher resolution of 1242 x 2688.
Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine has a superior storage capacity to store more apps and games than iPhone XS Max, because although it has just 32 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that allows up to 400 GB. IPhone XS Max counts with a quite better performance than Galaxy J7 Refine, because although it has 2 less processing cores (but faster), it also counts with a higher amount of RAM and a 64-bit processing unit.
Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine counts with a little better battery performance than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has a 4% more battery capacity. IPhone XS Max features a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine, because although it has a back facing camera with lesser megapixels and a tinier camera aperture, it also counts with a bigger camera sensor which offers a better image and video quality and a much higher (4K) video resolution.
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