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| Global Score | |
| 73.9 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Vivo | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-16 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.59 x 3.00 x 0.37 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.71 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Glowing night | Gold, 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 |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.72 | 10.26 |
| 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 + 7.00 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 | 10.12 |
| 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 | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 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 |
Comparison review
The iPhone XS Max has a score of 84.5, which is much better than vivo NEX 3's 73.9 general score. IPhone XS Max is an older cellphone than the vivo NEX 3, but Apple made it just a little lighter and somewhat thinner anyway. IPhone XS Max features a bit better hardware performance than vivo NEX 3, because although it has less RAM and an inferior number of cores and also slower, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
IPhone XS Max features a sharper display than vivo NEX 3, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1242 x 2688 pixels and more pixels per inch of screen. Vivo NEX 3 counts with a superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has 256 GB internal storage capacity.
Vivo NEX 3 takes much clearer videos and photos than iPhone XS Max, because although it has lower video frame rate, and they both have a F1.8 camera aperture and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the vivo NEX 3 also counts with a camera in the back with a way better resolution and a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
The vivo NEX 3 has a way better battery lifetime than iPhone XS Max, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
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