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| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| 2016-09-08 | 2018-09-21 |
| 5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.76 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 | |
| 4.6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 319 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 8956 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.82 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.64 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone XS Max has a global score of 84.5, which is much better than the Xperia X Compact's 71.8 overall score. Apple iPhone XS Max's body is much newer and somewhat thinner, but much heavier than the Xperia X Compact. The iPhone XS Max has a superior performance than Xperia X Compact, and although they both have 6 cpu cores, the iPhone XS Max also has a higher amount of RAM memory and a 64-bits processing unit.
The iPhone XS Max counts with a more vivid screen than Sony Xperia X Compact, because it has a higher pixels density, a lot larger screen and a much higher resolution of 1242 x 2688. The Sony Xperia X Compact features a quite bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Apple iPhone XS Max, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
IPhone XS Max features longer battery life than Sony Xperia X Compact, because it has 3179mAh of battery capacity instead of 2700mAh. IPhone XS Max has a little bit better camera than Sony Xperia X Compact, because although it has a smaller sensor which gives a lower photo and video quality and a way less MP back-facing camera, it also counts with a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low light images.
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