Apple iPhone XS Max vs Samsung Galaxy S8+ Comparison and Differences
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Apple iPhone XS Max
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Apple iPhone XS Max or Samsung Galaxy S8+ Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Apple iPhone XS Max | Samsung Galaxy S8+ | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2018, September | 2017, March | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm | 6.2 x 6.2 x 3.05 in | 159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm | 6.28 x 6.28 x 2.89 in | |
| Weight | 208 g | 7.34 oz | 173 g | 6.1 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass, stainless steel frame | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Space Gray, Silver, Gold | Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink | |
| Battery | 3174 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 3500 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 | 470 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.5" in | 6.2" in | |
| Screen area | 102.9 cm2 | 98.3 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 18.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 84.4% | 84.0% | |
| Screen resolution | 1242 x 2688 px | 1440 x 2960 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 458 PPI | 529 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 |
- HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
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/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF | |
| 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. | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 106 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 110 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 96 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 7 MP, Single | 8 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) | 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF | |
| Functions | HDR | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@60fps | 1440p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 82 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 81 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 82 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3 | Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) | |
| Chipset | - Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) | - Exynos 8895 Octa (10 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China |
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| CPU | - Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest) | - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - EMEA -Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - USA & China |
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| GPU | Apple GPU (4-core graphics) | Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA Adreno 540 - USA & China |
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| External memory | No | microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only | |
| Internal memory | 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM | 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 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 | 230369 | |
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 1275 | 361 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 2594 | 1212 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1195 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 527 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Metal | 8105 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 1111 | 343 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 2477 | 1443 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 4208 | 1771 | |
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 10588 | 6032 | |
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 8348 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 4097 |
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 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700) |
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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 (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 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, GALILEO | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 2.0, proprietary reversible connector | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 0.67 W/kg (head) 0.97 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.27 W/kg (head) 1.00 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | No | Yes | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 | |
| 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) |
- Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) - -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (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) |
- Versions: G955F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); G955FD (Global Dual-SIM); G955W (Canada); G955A (AT&T); G955P (Sprint); G955T (T-Mobile); G955V (Verizon); G955R4 (US Cellular); G955U (USA Unlocked); G955 |
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