Apple iPhone XS Max vs Apple iPhone XS

Comparing the Apple iPhone XS Max vs Apple iPhone XS 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 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,765, while Apple iPhone XS Max scores 2,760, making Apple iPhone XS the better performer.

Display: Apple iPhone XS Max offers a screen size of 6.5 inches, while Apple iPhone XS offers 5.8 inches, making Apple iPhone XS Max the larger display of the two. Both Apple iPhone XS Max and Apple iPhone XS feature the same OLED display.

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

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

Battery: Apple iPhone XS Max offers a higher battery capacity with 3174 mAh, while Apple iPhone XS offers 2658 mAh, making Apple iPhone XS Max better for longer battery life.

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

Expert Review: Apple iPhone XS receives a higher expert rating of 9 from the editorial team, while Apple iPhone XS Max is rated 8.

User Rating: Apple iPhone XS receives a higher user rating of 4.7, while Apple iPhone XS Max has a rating of 4.6.

Apple iPhone XS Max

₹109,900

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Apple iPhone XS

₹89,900

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

28 Sep, 2018

06 May, 2026

Performance


Apple A12 Bionic	Apple A12 Bionic	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Hexa Core (upto 2.49 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 2.49 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM	4 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.5 inches (16.51 cm)	5.8 inches (14.73 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
OLED	OLED	AMOLED
1242x2688 px (FHD+)	1125x2436 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	12 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
12 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	12 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


7 MP	7 MP	50 MP

Battery


3174 mAh	2658 mAh	6500 mAh
Fast Charging	Fast Charging	90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB	64 GB	256 GB
NVMe	NVMe	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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9.0/10

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8.4/10

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Pros

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

Compact, rich display
Excellent performance
Good cameras
Dual-SIM

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

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

Portrait mode is hit and miss
No Fast charger or Lightning to 3.5mm adapter
Average battery life

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.6/5

(2,098 ratings)

4.7/5

(12,575 ratings)

4.5/5

(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

447,893 AnTuTu Score	433,713 AnTuTu Score	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

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General

Launch Date

Sep 28, 2018

(Official)

Sep 28, 2018

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v12.0

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Excellent

Chipset

Apple A12 Bionic

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Hexa Core

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

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Co-Processor

M12

N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (four-core graphics)

Adreno 829

RAM

4 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

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

433,713

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

29.0 s

21.0 s

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

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

21.5 %

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

OLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)

5.8 inches (14.73 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1242x2688 px (FHD+)

1125x2436 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

625 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

Pixel Density

456 ppi

463 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.89 %

80.93 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

157.5 mm

143.6 mm

150.83 mm

Width

77.4 mm

70.9 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

7.7 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

208 grams

177 grams

191 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

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

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

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

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

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

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Quad LED True Tone Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
Burst mode

N/A

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization

N/A

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 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

3174 mAh

2658 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

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

16h 04m

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

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 256 GB / 512 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 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:

N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

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

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 12) / 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)

Wi-Fi

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

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes

N/A

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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