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| Global Score | |
| 73.9 | 85.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Vivo | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie | iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x |
| 2019-09-16 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.59 x 3.00 x 0.37 inches | 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.71 ounces | 7.97 ounces |
| Glowing night | Gold, Midnight green, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.9 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2256 x 1080 pixels | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| P-OLED | OLED |
| 362 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Apple-designed 4 core GPU |
| 9.72 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 10.23 |
| 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 | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 3969mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 5.92 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max has a score of 85.3, which is better than vivo NEX 3's 73.9 overall score. Although the Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max and vivo NEX 3 were only released with a few months difference, the Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max body is thinner but just a little bit heavier. The Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max comes with iOS 15.x operating system, and vivo NEX 3 has Android 9.0 Pie operating system.
The Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max features just a little better hardware performance than vivo NEX 3, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and a lower number of slower cores, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU. IPhone 11 Pro Max features a more vivid display than vivo NEX 3, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a higher display density and a slightly better resolution of 1242 x 2688px.
The vivo NEX 3 takes much better videos and photos than iPhone 11 Pro Max, because although it has lower video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a F1.8 camera aperture, the vivo NEX 3 also counts with a way larger back-facing camera sensor which offers a lot better image and video quality and a back facing camera with lot more megapixels.
The vivo NEX 3 has a way bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, because it has more internal memory capacity. Vivo NEX 3 has a little better battery lifetime than iPhone 11 Pro Max, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
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