Apple iPhone XS Max vs Apple iPhone XR Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone XS Max

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Apple iPhone XS Max or Apple iPhone XR Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone XS Max Apple iPhone XR
Rating (+0) (+0)
Release date 2018, September 2018, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm | 6.2 x 6.2 x 3.05 in 150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm | 5.94 x 5.94 x 2.98 in
Weight 208 g | 7.34 oz 194 g | 6.84 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, stainless steel frame Front/back glass, aluminum frame (7000 series)
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold Black, Red, Yellow, Blue, Coral, White
Battery 3174 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2942 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 25 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 65 h
Talking time - Up to 25 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 65 h
Approximate price 1250 EUR 850 EUR

Screen

Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.5" inc 6.1" inc
Screen area 102.9 cm2 90.3 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.4% 79.0%
Screen resolution 1242 x 2688 px 828 x 1792 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 458 PPI 326 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - Dolby Vision
-HDR10
-Wide color gamut
-3D Touch
-True-tone
-120 Hz touch-sensing
- True-tone
-Wide color gamut
-120 Hz touch-sensing

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF
-12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4'', 1.0µm, OIS, PDAF, 2x optical zoom
-12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF
Functions Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
DxOMark Main Score 106 101
DxOMark Photo 110 103
DxOMark Video 96 96
Front camera, selfie 7 MP, Single 7 MP, Single
Specifications 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
Functions HDR HDR
Video 1080p@60fps 1080p@60fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 82
DxOMark Photo 81
DxOMark Video 82

Performance

Operating system - OS iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3 iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3
Chipset - Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) - Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)
Processor CPU - Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest) - Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)
Graphics processor GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
External memory No No
Internal memory 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/128/256 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 676031 676475
Antutu 10 CPU 184996 191136
Antutu 10 GPU 176588 175470
Antutu 10 Mem 142942 133543
Antutu 10 UX 184996 191136
Antutu 8 Total 431328 414479
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1275 1235
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 2594 2248
GeekBench 6 Metal 8105 8126
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1111 1108
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2477 2575
GeekBench 4 Single Core 4208 4819
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 10588 11408

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China 
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100) - A2101 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - A1921 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - A2104
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No No
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
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-Siri natural language commands and dictation
- Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min
-Qi wireless charging
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

- Siri natural language commands and dictation
- Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min
-Qi wireless charging
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Versions
- Versions: A2101 (Global market) A1921 (USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands) A2104 (China, Hong Kong); A2102 (Japan)

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