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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| 2018-02-16 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.42 x 3.15 x 0.37 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 508 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.18 | 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 + 16.00 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 |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.45 | 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 | |
| 3580mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.52 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
IPhone XS Max has an overall score of 84.5, which is better than Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra's overall score of 75.5. Even though the iPhone XS Max and Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra were only released with a few months difference, the iPhone XS Max is just a little lighter and somewhat thinner. The iPhone XS Max counts with a little more vivid screen than Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra, because it has a little bit brighter display, a higher 1242 x 2688 pixels resolution, a quite greater screen density and a little bit larger screen.
Apple iPhone XS Max counts with a better performing processing unit than Xperia XA2 Ultra, because although it has 2 lesser CPU cores , and they both have a 4 GB RAM memory, the Apple iPhone XS Max also counts with a 64-bits processor. Xperia XA2 Ultra shoots slightly better videos and photos than iPhone XS Max, because although it has slower 30 fps video frame rates and a smaller aperture which is not good for low light photography and video, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Xperia XA2 Ultra also counts with a much higher resolution back camera and a larger sensor.
The Xperia XA2 Ultra features a quite bigger storage for games and applications than iPhone XS Max, because although it has only 32 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 256 GB. The Xperia XA2 Ultra has a bit better battery life than iPhone XS Max, because it has a 3580mAh battery capacity against 3179mAh.
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