Apple iPhone XS Max vs Samsung Galaxy A54 5G Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone XS Max

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Samsung Galaxy A54 5G

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Apple iPhone XS Max or Samsung Galaxy A54 5G Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone XS Max Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
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Release date 2018, September 2023, March 14
Dimensions (HxWxD) 157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm | 6.2 x 6.2 x 3.05 in 158.2 x 76.7 x 8.2 mm | 6.23 x 6.23 x 3.02 in
Weight 208 g | 7.34 oz 202 g | 7.13 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, stainless steel frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame
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Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold Lime, Graphite, Violet, White
Battery 3174 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable
Battery life Talking time - Up to 25 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 65 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.5" in 6.4" in
Screen area 102.9 cm2 100.5 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.4% 82.9%
Screen resolution 1242 x 2688 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 458 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other specs - Dolby Vision
-HDR10
-Wide color gamut
-3D Touch
-True-tone
-120 Hz touch-sensing
- 120Hz, HDR10+, 1000 nits (HBM)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 50 MP, Triple
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
-50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
-12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm
-5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
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. 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@480fps
DxOMark Main Score 106 104
DxOMark Photo 110 106
DxOMark Video 96 115
Front camera, selfie 7 MP, Single 32 MP, Single
Specifications 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 0.8µm
Functions HDR HDR
Video 1080p@60fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 82
DxOMark Photo 81
DxOMark Video 82

Performance

Operating system - OS iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3 Android 13, One UI 5.1
Chipset - Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) - Exynos 1380 (5 nm)
CPU - Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest) - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Mali-G68 MP5
External memory No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal memory 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 676031 590616
Antutu 10 CPU 184996 191351
Antutu 10 GPU 176588 136765
Antutu 10 Mem 142942 112999
Antutu 10 UX 184996 191351
Antutu 9 Total 512020
Antutu 8 Total 431328
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1275 977
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 2594 2760
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 3007
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 3015
GeekBench 6 Metal 8105
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1111 777
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2477 2600
GeekBench 4 Single Core 4208
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 10588

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China Single SIM (Nano-SIM, eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
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 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A, 5G
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/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes Yes (market/region dependent)
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.81 W/kg (head) 0.67 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.69 W/kg (head) 1.34 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer (USA only)
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 charging 25W
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Versions: A2101 (Global market) A1921 (USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands) A2104 (China, Hong Kong); A2102 (Japan)

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