Apple iPhone XS Max vs Google Pixel 4 XL Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone XS Max

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Apple iPhone XS Max or Google Pixel 4 XL Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone XS Max Google Pixel 4 XL
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Release date 2018, September 2019, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm | 6.2 x 6.2 x 3.05 in 160.4 x 75.1 x 8.2 mm | 6.31 x 6.31 x 2.96 in
Weight 208 g | 7.34 oz 193 g | 6.81 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, stainless steel frame Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
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Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold Clearly White, Just Black, Oh So Orange
Battery 3174 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3700 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life Talking time - Up to 25 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 65 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED P-OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.5" in 6.3" in
Screen area 102.9 cm2 98.0 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.4% 81.3%
Screen resolution 1242 x 2688 px 1440 x 3040 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 458 PPI 537 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
- DCI-P3 100%
-HDR
-Always-on display
-90Hz
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 12.2 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
-12.2 MP, f/1.7, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
-16 MP, f/2.4, 45mm (telephoto), 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Functions Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) Dual-LED flash, Auto-HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)
DxOMark Main Score 106 112
DxOMark Photo 110 117
DxOMark Video 96 101
Front camera, selfie 7 MP, Single 8 MP, Dual
Specifications 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) 8 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide), 1.22µm, no AF
TOF 3D camera
Functions HDR Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@60fps 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 82 92
DxOMark Photo 81 93
DxOMark Video 82 91

Performance

Operating system - OS iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3 Android 10
Chipset - Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) - Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
CPU - Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest) - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485)
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Adreno 640
External memory No No
Internal memory 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB 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 425000
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1275 868
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 2594 2484
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 2255
GeekBench 6 Metal 8105
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1111 621
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2477 2420
GeekBench 4 Single Core 4208 2376
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 10588 9045

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China Nano-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), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - Global 
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), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA
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) Cat18 1200/150 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, DLNA, 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 HD

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
- 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 18W
-USB Power Delivery 2.0
-QI wireless charging
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Versions: A2101 (Global market) A1921 (USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands) A2104 (China, Hong Kong); A2102 (Japan)

- Also known as Google Pixel XL4

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