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| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2019-03-07 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Plastic | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 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 |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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+ (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 | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
IPhone XS Max is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy M30, having a global score of 84.5 against 82.4. The iPhone XS Max construction is heavier but a bit thinner than the Samsung Galaxy M30, and both were released only 6 months apart. The iPhone XS Max has a more powerful CPU than Galaxy M30, because although it has 2 GB less RAM memory and an inferior number of cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64-bits processor.
IPhone XS Max has a better looking screen than Galaxy M30, because it has a little more pixels per display inch, a little higher resolution of 1242 x 2688px and a quite larger display. IPhone XS Max counts with a better camera than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a back facing camera with lesser mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a larger back camera sensor providing a higher image quality, a bigger camera aperture and a way higher video definition.
The Galaxy M30 has a much bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has 128 GB internal storage and a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy M30 counts with a way better battery life than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has a 57% bigger battery capacity.
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