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Apple iPhone XS Max Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G
Launch
Released
Sep, 2018 Mar, 2020
Status
Available Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
IOS 12 up to 14.6 Android 10.0
UI
NA One UI 2
Dimensions
157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm (6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 in) 166.9 x 76 x 8.8 mm (6.57 x 2.99 x 0.35 in)
Weight
208 g 222 g
Body
Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), metal frame
Color Options
Space Gray, Silver, Gold Cosmic Grey, Cosmic Black
Display Specifications
Technology
Super Retina OLED Dynamic AMOLED 2X capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
6.5 inches
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6.9 inches
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Resolution
1242 x 2688 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density) 1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~511 ppi density)
Protection
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 6
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
HDR10+ Always-on display 120Hz (up to FHD resolution)
Features
HDR10, Dolby Vision, 625 nits (typ) brightness, Wide color gamut, 3D Touch, True-tone NA
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Ion, 3174 mAh (12.08 Wh)
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Non-removable Li-Po, 5000 mAh
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Charging
Fast charging 15W, 50% in 30 min
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Qi wireless charging
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W
Fast battery charging 45W: 100% in 74 min
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Processing Power
CPU
Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest) Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - USA
Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.60 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global
Chipset
Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) - USA
Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Global
GPU
Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Adreno 650 - USA
Mali-G77 MP11 - Global
Memory & Storage
Ram
4GB RAM
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12/16GB RAM
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Storage Memory
64/256/512GB Built-in 128/256/512GB Built-in, UFS 3.0
Memory Card
No microSD, (uses shared SIM slot)
Cameras
Rear/Back
Dual 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
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Quad 108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), PDAF, OIS
48 MP Periscope, f/3.6, 102mm (telephoto), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 10x hybrid optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, AF, Super Steady video
0.3 MP, TOF 3D, (depth)
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Features

Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 4K@ 4/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. Show more

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
4320p@24fps, 2160p@30/60f s, 1080p@30/60/240fps, HDR10+, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS Show more

Front
Dual 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR, Video 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
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40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR Video 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
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Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (Dual SIM model only) - China
CDMA 800 / 1900
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - (dual-SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Bands
LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7... LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),...
5G Bands
NO 5G band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300), 77(3700), 78(3500); SANSASub6mmWave
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
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
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
USB
Lightning, USB 2.0 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, Siri natural language commands and dictation Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
Extra
NA FM radio (USA & Canada only)
Pricing
Price
USD $605 USD $1,386
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Resale Value
Very High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
3 Point(s) 8 Point(s)
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