Apple iPhone XS Max 512GB vs Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus 1TB

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Comparing the Apple iPhone XS Max 512GB vs Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus 1TB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus 1TB scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 10,265, while Apple iPhone XS Max 512GB scores 2,760, making Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus 1TB the better performer.


Display: Apple iPhone XS Max 512GB offers a screen size of 6.5 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus 1TB offers 6.4 inches, making Apple iPhone XS Max 512GB the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus 1TB features a Dynamic AMOLED display compared to Apple iPhone XS Max 512GB's OLED, making Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus 1TB the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Apple iPhone XS Max 512GB and Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus 1TB feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus 1TB offers a higher front camera resolution with 10 MP, while Apple iPhone XS Max 512GB offers 7 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus 1TB better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus 1TB delivers longer battery life with 13h 48m, while Apple iPhone XS Max 512GB delivers None, making Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus 1TB the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Apple iPhone XS Max 512GB offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus 1TB offers 1 GB, making Apple iPhone XS Max 512GB the better option for storage.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Apple iPhone XS Max 512GB and Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus 1TB equally at 8.


User Rating: Apple iPhone XS Max 512GB receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus 1TB has a rating of 4.5.

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Apple iPhone XS Max 512GB
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Summary

Release Date

28 Sep, 2018
08 Mar, 2019
14 May, 2026

Performance

Apple A12 Bionic
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Hexa Core (upto 2.49 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.73 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
4 GB RAM
12 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
OLED
Dynamic AMOLED
AMOLED
1242x2688 px (FHD+)
1440x3040 px (QHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
60 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
16 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

7 MP
10 MP + 8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

3174 mAh
4100 mAh
6600 mAh
Fast Charging
Fast Charging
100W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

512 GB
1 TB
512 GB
NVMe
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10
8.7/10

Pros

  • Superb, super-sized display
  • Dual-SIM support, finally
  • Very capable cameras
  • Smooth performance and good battery life
  • Superb display
  • Smooth performance and good battery life
  • Excellent cameras
  • Reverse wireless charging and headphone jack
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • More expensive than both your kidneys
  • Not comfortable for one-handed use
  • No fast charger or 3.5mm adapter in the box
  • Just an evolutionary upgrade
  • Fiddly gesture controls
  • Pricey
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.6/5
(2,000 ratings)
4.5/5
(96 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

447,893
AnTuTu Score
335,100
AnTuTu Score
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
N/A
13h 48m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Sep 28, 2018
(Official)
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

iOS v12.0
Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
Samsung One UI
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Chipset

Apple A12 Bionic
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Hexa Core

2.49 GHz, Dual core, Vortex 1.52 GHz, Quad core, Tempest
Octa core

2.73 GHz, Dual core, M4 Mongoose 2.31 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 1.95 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Co-Processor

M12
N/A
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm
8 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (four-core graphics)
Mali-G76 MP12
Adreno 840

RAM

4 GB
8 GB / 12 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

447,893
335,100
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

29.0 s
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class
Best In Class

Display Type

OLED
Dynamic AMOLED (Curved Display)
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)
6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1242x2688 px (FHD+)
1440x3040 px (QHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Brightness

625 nits
N/A
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
60 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19:9
19.8:9

Pixel Density

456 ppi
526 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.89 %
87.11 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass v6
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.49 %

Design

Height

157.5 mm
157.6 mm
162.98 mm

Width

77.4 mm
74.1 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

7.7 mm
7.8 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

208 grams
198 grams
232 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Aluminium
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size Back-illuminated sensor BSI 1.4µm pixel size
12 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.5 Wide Angle 77° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size S5K2L4 ISOCELL Plus 1.4µm pixel size
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera52 mm focal length 1/3.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera52 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1µm pixel size
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
N/A
16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length 1µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Quad LED True Tone Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion
Stereo recording
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

7 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera32 mm focal length BSI Sensor
10 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1.22µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera
N/A
8 MP
Depth Camera22 mm focal length 1.12µm pixel size
N/A

Autofocus

N/A
Yes Dual Pixel Autofocus
N/A

Flash

Yes Retina Flash
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3174 mAh
4100 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 25 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes Fast Charging
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
Yes
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
Yes
N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
13h 48m
15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB
128 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB
512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 512 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
4G Speed:
150 Mbit/s ↑ 2000 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
4G Speed:
150 Mbit/s ↑ 2000 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.060 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A
N/A

Audio Jack

Lightning
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus
Dolby Atmos
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Ultrasonic
Ultrasonic

Heart Rate Monitor

N/A
Yes
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

iTunes Store FaceTime Find My iPhone Find My Friends
N/A
N/A

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