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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-03-23 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Plastic and 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 |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 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 | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The iPhone XS Max has a global score of 84.5, which is just a bit better than Galaxy M21's general score of 84.1. Despite of the fact iPhone XS Max is older and just a little heavier than Galaxy M21, it's design is still somewhat thinner. IPhone XS Max has a quite superior performance than Samsung Galaxy M21, because although it has a lower number of cores , and they both have a 4 GB RAM, the iPhone XS Max also counts with a 64-bit processor.
IPhone XS Max counts with a slightly better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy M21, because it has a little bit higher resolution of 1242 x 2688px, a little bit larger screen, a brighter display and a just a little greater pixels number per inch of display. Galaxy M21 has much more memory capacity to store more games and applications than Apple iPhone XS Max, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy M21 also has a SD card slot that allows up to 512 GB.
Galaxy M21 captures much better pictures and videos than Apple iPhone XS Max, because although it has a tinier aperture and worse video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Galaxy M21 also counts with a way bigger back camera sensor and a back facing camera with a much higher resolution.
The Galaxy M21 features a very superior battery life than iPhone XS Max, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3179mAh.
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