Apple iPhone XS Max vs Apple iPhone XR

Comparing the Apple iPhone XS Max vs Apple iPhone XR 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: Apple iPhone XS Max scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,760, while Apple iPhone XR scores 2,578, making Apple iPhone XS Max the better performer.

Display: Apple iPhone XS Max offers a screen size of 6.5 inches, while Apple iPhone XR offers 6.1 inches, making Apple iPhone XS Max the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone XS Max features a OLED display compared to Apple iPhone XR's IPS LCD, making Apple iPhone XS Max the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Apple iPhone XS Max and Apple iPhone XR feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Apple iPhone XS Max and Apple iPhone XR feature a 7 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Apple iPhone XS Max offers a higher battery capacity with 3174 mAh, while Apple iPhone XR offers 2942 mAh, making Apple iPhone XS Max better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Apple iPhone XS Max and Apple iPhone XR offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Apple iPhone XS Max and Apple iPhone XR equally at 8.

User Rating: Apple iPhone XS Max and Apple iPhone XR both receive the same user rating of 4.6.

Apple iPhone XS Max

₹109,900

(Out of Stock)

Apple iPhone XR

₹47,900

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Spec Score

76%

72%

98%

Release Date

28 Sep, 2018

26 Oct, 2018

29 Oct, 2026

Performance


Apple A12 Bionic	Apple A12 Bionic	MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro
Hexa Core (upto 2.49 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 2.49 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.55 GHz)
4 GB RAM	3 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.5 inches (16.51 cm)	6.1 inches (15.49 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
OLED	IPS LCD	AMOLED
1242x2688 px (FHD+)	828x1792 px (HD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
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 Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
12 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	N/A	200 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	N/A	200 MP Telephoto Camera
N/A	N/A	3.2 MP Camera

Front Camera


7 MP	7 MP	50 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


3174 mAh	2942 mAh	8000 mAh
Fast Charging	Fast Charging	80W Super Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB	64 GB	512 GB
NVMe	NVMe	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.8/10

Pros

Superb, super-sized display
Dual-SIM support, finally
Very capable cameras
Smooth performance and good battery life

Available in bright colours
Flawless performance
Impressive cameras
Great battery backup

Excellent 200MP cameras and an optional Hasselblad teleconverter
Stellar two-day battery life
Flat, bright 6.78-inch display with IP68 and IP69 ratings
Smooth and optimised ColorOS 17

Cons

More expensive than both your kidneys
Not comfortable for one-handed use
No fast charger or 3.5mm adapter in the box

No optical zoom capabilities
Doesn’t ship with a fast charger or 3.5mm adapter
Heats up with extended use

Rs 1,99,999 is a lot of money
Charges slower than the Find X9 Ultra
Five years of OS updates, against seven from Google and Samsung

User Ratings

4.6/5

(2,098 ratings)

4.6/5

(120,016 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

447,893 AnTuTu Score	366,895 AnTuTu Score	4,214,275 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	20h 43m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Sep 28, 2018

(Official)

Oct 26, 2018

(Official)

Oct 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v12.0

Android v17

OS Updates

N/A

7 Year

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

10 Year

6 Year

Custom UI

N/A

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Avg

Excellent

Chipset

Apple A12 Bionic

MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro MT6995

View Details

Processor

Hexa Core

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

Octa core

4.55 GHz, Dual core, C2-Ultra 4.35 GHz, Tri core, C2-Pro 3.1 GHz, Tri core, C2-Pro

Co-Processor

M12

N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm

2 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (four-core graphics)

Mali-G2 Ultra NX MP16

RAM

4 GB

3 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

N/A

Vapor Chamber Cooling

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

366,895

4,214,275

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

29.0 s

32.0 s

17.0 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

6,740

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

4.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

27.0 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Display Type

OLED

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1242x2688 px (FHD+)

828x1792 px (HD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Brightness

625 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

3600 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

2000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

60 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

288 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

456 ppi

324 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.89 %

79.79 %

91.13 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

95.5 %

Design

Height

157.5 mm

150.9 mm

161.3 mm

Width

77.4 mm

75.7 mm

76.6 mm

Thickness

7.7 mm

8.3 mm

8.40 mm

Weight

208 grams

194 grams

233 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Polycarbonate

Water Resistance

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

Yes Water resistant IP67 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Shock proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

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 Camera5x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size Back-illuminated sensor BSI 1.4µm pixel size

200 MP
Primary Camera120x Digital Zoom 3x Optical Zoomf/1.5 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

12 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera52 mm focal length 1/3.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size

N/A

200 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length

N/A

200 MP
f/2.1 Telephoto Camera70 mm focal length

N/A

3.2 MP
f/2.419 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Quad LED True Tone Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
Burst mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

N/A

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

5 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

120 x Digital Zoom
3 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization

Optical Image stabilization
Stereo recording

Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

7 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera32 mm focal length BSI Sensor

50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera18 mm focal length

Autofocus

N/A

Yes Dual AF Phase Detection

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

3174 mAh

2942 mAh

8000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 80W Super Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

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

20h 43m

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

N/A

1h 22m 8s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

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) / 2300(band 30)

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79

N/A

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) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 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) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N77 / N78 / N79

N/A

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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)

SAR Value

N/A

Head: 1.13 W/kg Body: 1.16 W/kg

Head: 1.189 W/kg Body: 0.946 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v6.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes

Audio Jack

Lightning

USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

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