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Apple iPhone XS Max Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S8+ Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S8+
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4.5 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
18 user ratings
5 stars
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3.6 out of 5
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5 stars
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4.5 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
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18 %
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User rating
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4.1 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
43 %
3 stars
24 %
2 stars
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4.2 out of 5
39 user ratings
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38 user ratings
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 12Android 4.1Android 7.1Android 7.0
CPU cores6-coreDual-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 4 Dual 4210Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
CPU clock speed
N/A
1.4 GHz2.3 GHz2.3 GHz
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-400 MPARM Mali-G71 MP20ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory
N/A
1 GB6 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB

Display

Screen size6.5 in5.3 in6.3 in6.2 in
Resolution2688 x 1242 px1280 x 800 px1440 x 2960 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologySuper Retina HD
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density458.0 ppi285.0 ppi521.0 ppi529.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
HDRyesno
N/A
yes
Touchscreen
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel type
N/A
  • LCD
  • OLED
OLEDOLED
Dual screen support
N/A
no
N/A
no
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
12.0 Mpx
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.4
N/A
N/A
F/2.4
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Optical zoom2x
N/A
2x2x
Video recording
N/A
yesyesyes
Highest video resolution
N/A
1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps240.0 fps60.0 fps
3D Capture
N/A
nono
N/A
Autofocus
N/A
yesyesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Face detection
  • Body and face detection
  • Face recognition
yesyes
N/A
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
LED Flash
N/A
yesyesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.55"1/2.55"
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Sensor size (second camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/3.4"
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Face detection
  • Body and face detection
  • Face recognition
yesyes
N/A
HDR modeSmart HDR
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2
N/A
N/A
F/1.7
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.55"1/2.55"
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual

Storage

Internal storage
  • 256 GB
  • 512 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card reader
N/A
yesyesyes
Maximum card storage
N/A
32GB256GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Material
  • Glass
  • Surgical-grade stainless steel
Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Colour of product
N/A
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
  • Gold
  • Black
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Light blue
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Sunrise gold
  • Turquoise
Water resistant
N/A
no
N/A
yes
Shock resistant
N/A
no
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height6.2 in5.78 in6.4 in6.28 in
Width3.05 in3.26 in2.94 in2.89 in
Depth0.3 in0.38 in0.34 in0.32 in
Weight7.34 oz6.28 oz6.88 oz6.1 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyes
N/A
yes
Digital compassyesyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnonono
Sim card size
  • e-SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Mini-SIMNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version5.03.0 HS5.05.0
NFCyesyes
N/A
yes
Charging connectionLightningUSBUSBUSB
DLNA certified
N/A
yesnono
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBCSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
2.0
3.0/3.1
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyesyes
Video output
N/A
MHLDisplayPort over USB-CDisplayPort over USB-C
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB Type-C

Cellular

Data transmission
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • LTE
  • DC-HSDPA
  • LTE Advanced
  • VoLTE
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoWiFi
  • Gigabit LTE
HSPA+VoWiFi
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
A-GPSGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
2G GSM
N/A
yesyesyes
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyesyes
4G LTE
N/A
  • no
  • yes
yesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
700 MHz
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
N/A
Talk time25.0 h13.0 h22.0 h24.0 h
Wireless charging yesno
N/A
yes
Wireless charging standardQi
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Replaceable battery
N/A
yes
N/A
no
Battery capacity
N/A
2500.0 mAh3300.0 mAh3500.0 mAh
Standby time
N/A
820.0 h220.0 h
N/A
Fast charging
N/A
no
N/A
yes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge

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