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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-29 | 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 |
| Black, Blue and White | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Plastic | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | 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 |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung 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 + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 12.00mm 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.44 | 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 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 | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone XS Max is just a bit better than Galaxy M30s, getting an 84.5 score against 83.3. The Apple iPhone XS Max is an older and just a little heavier cellphone than Galaxy M30s, but Apple managed to build it thinner anyway. Apple iPhone XS Max features a better CPU than Galaxy M30s, because although it has lesser CPU cores (although they are faster), and they both have 4 GB of RAM, the Apple iPhone XS Max also counts with a 64 bits processor.
Apple iPhone XS Max counts with a little more vivid screen than Galaxy M30s, because it has a just a bit better pixels number in each screen inch, a little higher 1242 x 2688px resolution and a quite larger screen. Samsung Galaxy M30s has a superior storage for applications and games than iPhone XS Max, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy M30s also has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy M30s has a superior battery lifetime than iPhone XS Max, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity. The Galaxy M30s features a superior camera than Apple iPhone XS Max, because although it has a tinier aperture and worse 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Galaxy M30s also counts with a camera with a way higher 48 mega pixels resolution and a much bigger sensor providing a way higher image quality.
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