Apple iPhone XS Max vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G Comparison and Differences
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Apple iPhone XS Max
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Apple iPhone XS Max or Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Apple iPhone XS Max | Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2018, September | 2020, February 11 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm | 6.2 x 6.2 x 3.05 in | 166.9 x 76 x 8.8 mm | 6.57 x 6.57 x 2.99 in | |
| Weight | 208 g | 7.34 oz | 222 g | 7.83 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass, stainless steel frame | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Space Gray, Silver, Gold | Cosmic Grey, Cosmic Black | |
| Battery | 3174 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 5000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Battery life |
Talking time - Up to 25 h (3G) Music play - Up to 65 h |
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| Approximate price | 1250 EUR | 1349 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED 2X | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.5" in | 6.9" in | |
| Screen area | 102.9 cm2 | 114.0 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 20:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 84.4% | 89.9% | |
| Screen resolution | 1242 x 2688 px | 1440 x 3200 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 458 PPI | 511 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | |
| Other specs | - Dolby Vision -HDR10 -Wide color gamut -3D Touch -True-tone -120 Hz touch-sensing |
- HDR10+ -Always-on display -120Hz@FHD, 60Hz@QHD |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Dual | 108 MP, Quad | |
| 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 |
-108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS -48 MP, f/3.5, 103mm (telephoto), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 10x hybrid optical zoom -12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video -0.3 MP, TOF 3D, f/1.0, (depth) |
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| Functions | Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. | 4320p@24fps, 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 106 | 122 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 110 | 132 | |
| DxOMark Video | 96 | 102 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 7 MP, Single | 40 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) | 40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm, PDAF | |
| Functions | HDR | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@60fps | 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 82 | 100 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 81 | 104 | |
| DxOMark Video | 82 | 95 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3 | Android 10.0; One UI 2 | |
| Chipset | - Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) | - Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) - USA |
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| CPU | - Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest) | - Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - USA |
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| GPU | Apple GPU (4-core graphics) | Mali-G77 MP11 - Global Adreno 650 - USA | |
| External memory | No | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) | |
| Internal memory | 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM | 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 676031 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 184996 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 176588 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 142942 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 184996 | ||
| Antutu 9 Total | 623854 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 431328 | 519713 | |
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 1275 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 2594 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Metal | 8105 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 1111 | 830 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 2477 | 3096 | |
| 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 and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / 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) CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 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), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - SM-G988U -5G - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave 5G band 2(1900), 5(850), 41(2500), 66(1700), 71(600), 260(39 GHz), 261(28 GHz), - SM-G988U |
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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 (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps; 5G (2+ Gbps DL) | |
| 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/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 2.0, proprietary reversible connector | 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 0.94 W/kg (head) 0.95 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.32 W/kg (head) 1.56 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | FM radio (USA & Canada only) | |
| Headphone jack | No | No | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | - 32-bit/384kHz audio - -Dolby Atmos sound -Tuned by AKG |
Other features
| Sensors | - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | |
| 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) |
- ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation -Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) - Fast battery charging 45W -USB Power Delivery 3.0 -Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W -Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
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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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