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| Global Score | |
| 80.9 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| -- | 2018-09-21 |
| 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| -- | 7.34 ounces |
| -- | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 10.08 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone XS Max is just a bit better than Galaxy S6 Active, having a score of 84.5 against 80.9. Galaxy S6 Active has a sharper display than Apple iPhone XS Max, because although it has a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 2560 x 1440px and more pixels per inch in the screen.
The Apple iPhone XS Max has a bit better performance than Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has 2 lesser cpu cores and doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, and they both have a 64-bit processing unit, the Apple iPhone XS Max also counts with 1 GB more RAM. The iPhone XS Max takes better pictures and videos than Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has a back camera with a way worse 12 megapixels resolution and a worse video quality, it also counts with a bigger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a bigger aperture to take better low-light images.
The Apple iPhone XS Max has a much bigger storage to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active features a little longer battery lifetime than iPhone XS Max, because it has a 10 percent more battery capacity.
Although iPhone XS Max is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Galaxy S6 Active, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Galaxy S6 Active. So if you need that extra features, you can buy the iPhone XS Max, otherwise you can save some money and buy the Galaxy S6 Active, letting go a couple features and specifications.
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