Apple iPhone XS Max vs Huawei Mate 20 Lite Comparison and Differences
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                                            Apple iPhone XS Max
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Apple iPhone XS Max or Huawei Mate 20 Lite Specs Comparison
 
                                                   
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Common specs
                                            | Brand and model | Apple iPhone XS Max | Huawei Mate 20 Lite | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2018, September | 2018, August | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm | 6.2 x 6.2 x 3.05 in | 158.3 x 75.3 x 7.6 mm | 6.23 x 6.23 x 2.96 in | |
| Weight | 208 g | 7.34 oz | 172 g | 6.07 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass, stainless steel frame | Front glass, aluminum body | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Space Gray, Silver, Gold | Sapphire Blue, Black, Platinum gold | |
| Battery | 3174 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 3750 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | |
| Battery life | 
                                                                                                                         Talking time - Up to 25 h (3G) Music play - Up to 65 h  |  
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| Approximate price | 1250 EUR | 300 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon | 
Screen
                                                                                        | Technology | Super AMOLED | LTPS IPS LCD | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.5" in | 6.3" in | |
| Screen area | 102.9 cm2 | 97.4 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 19.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 84.4% | 81.7% | |
| Screen resolution | 1242 x 2688 px | 1080 x 2340 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 458 PPI | 409 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating | ||
| Other specs |  - Dolby Vision -HDR10 -Wide color gamut -3D Touch -True-tone -120 Hz touch-sensing  | 
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | 
Camera and Video
                                            | Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Dual | 20 MP, Dual | |
| 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  | 
                                                    -20 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), PDAF -2 MP, depth sensor  | 
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| Functions | Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) | LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. | 1080p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 106 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 110 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 96 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 7 MP, Single | 24 MP, Dual | |
| Specifications | 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) | 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide) 2 MP, depth sensor  | 
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| Functions | HDR | HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@60fps | 1080p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 82 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 81 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 82 | 
Performance
                                            | Operating system - OS | iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3 | Android 8.1 (Oreo); EMUI 8.2 | |
| Chipset | - Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) | - Hisilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm) | |
| CPU | - Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest) | - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) | |
| GPU | Apple GPU (4-core graphics) | Mali-G51 MP4 | |
| External memory | No | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | |
| Internal memory | 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM | 64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM | 
Benchmark
                                            | Antutu 10 Total | 676031 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 184996 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 176588 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 142942 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 184996 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 431328 | 171368 | |
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 1275 | 323 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 2594 | 924 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 398 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Metal | 8105 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 1111 | 331 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 2477 | 1317 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 4208 | 1550 | |
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 10588 | 5409 | |
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 4050 | 
Communication and Connectivity
                                            | SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE | GSM / HSPA / 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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (SNE-LX1 DS, SNE-LX3 DS, INE-LX2) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - SNE-LX1, SNE-LX3 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SNE-LX2 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - SNE-LX1 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - SNE-LX2, INE-LX2 LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 17(700), 28(700) - SNE-LX3  | 
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| 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 (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps | |
| 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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes (SNE-LX1 only) | |
| USB | 2.0, proprietary reversible connector | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE | 4.2, A2DP, LE | 
Music and Audio
                                            | Radio | No | FM radio | |
| Headphone jack | No | Yes | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | 
Other features
                                            | Sensors | - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | |
| Other extras | 
                                                         - 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)  | 
                                                    
                                                                                                                 - Fast battery charging 9V/2A 18W  | 
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| Versions | 
                                                             - Versions: A2101 (Global market) A1921 (USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands) A2104 (China, Hong Kong); A2102 (Japan)  | 
                                                        
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