Apple iPhone XS Max vs OnePlus 6T 256GB

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Comparing the Apple iPhone XS Max vs OnePlus 6T 256GB 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 OnePlus 6T 256GB scores 2,380, making Apple iPhone XS Max the better performer.


Display: Apple iPhone XS Max offers a screen size of 6.5 inches, while OnePlus 6T 256GB offers 6.41 inches, making Apple iPhone XS Max the larger display of the two. OnePlus 6T 256GB features a Optic AMOLED display compared to Apple iPhone XS Max's OLED, making OnePlus 6T 256GB the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: OnePlus 6T 256GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Apple iPhone XS Max offers 12 MP, making OnePlus 6T 256GB better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: OnePlus 6T 256GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Apple iPhone XS Max offers 7 MP, making OnePlus 6T 256GB better for front camera photography.


Battery: OnePlus 6T 256GB offers a higher battery capacity with 3700 mAh, while Apple iPhone XS Max offers 3174 mAh, making OnePlus 6T 256GB better for longer battery life.


Storage: Apple iPhone XS Max offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while OnePlus 6T 256GB offers 256 GB, making Apple iPhone XS Max the better option for storage.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Apple iPhone XS Max and OnePlus 6T 256GB equally at 8.


User Rating: Apple iPhone XS Max receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while OnePlus 6T 256GB has a rating of 4.5.

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Summary

Release Date

28 Sep, 2018
01 Nov, 2018
06 May, 2026

Performance

Apple A12 Bionic
Snapdragon 845
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Hexa Core (upto 2.49 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
6.41 inches (16.28 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
OLED
Optic AMOLED
AMOLED
1242x2688 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
60 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

7 MP
16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

3174 mAh
3700 mAh
6500 mAh
Fast Charging
Dash Charging
90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
256 GB
256 GB
NVMe
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10
8.4/10

Pros

  • Superb, super-sized display
  • Dual-SIM support, finally
  • Very capable cameras
  • Smooth performance and good battery life
  • Excellent battery life
  • Solid performer
  • Clutter-free software
  • Dash charging
  • 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
  • Still not the industry leader in camera technology
  • No wireless charging
  • No waterproofing
  • Bulky 
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.6/5
(2,098 ratings)
4.5/5
(24,484 ratings)
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

447,893
AnTuTu Score
406,086
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)
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
Oxygen OS
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Excellent

Chipset

Apple A12 Bionic
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Hexa Core

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

2.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385
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
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm
10 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (four-core graphics)
Adreno 630
Adreno 829

RAM

4 GB
6 GB / 8 GB
12 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
406,086
3,000,897

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
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

OLED
Optic AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)
6.41 inches  (16.28 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1242x2688 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

625 nits
N/A
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
60 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

456 ppi
402 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.89 %
85.43 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass v6
N/A

Bezel-less Display

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

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
86 %
94.38 %

Design

Height

157.5 mm
157.5 mm
150.83 mm

Width

77.4 mm
74.8 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

7.7 mm
8.2 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

208 grams
185 grams
191 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)
Yes Splash proof
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
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
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7 Wide Angle25 mm focal length 1/2.6" sensor size IMX519 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.22µm 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
20 MP
f/1.7 Wide Angle Camera25 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size 1µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

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

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4616 x 3464 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
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
N/A
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
16 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera25 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3174 mAh
3700 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes Dash Charging 50% in 28 minutes
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
N/A
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
N/A
16h 04m

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

N/A
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB
128 GB / 256 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

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) / 2300(band 30)
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) / 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 29) / 2300(band 30)
N/A

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) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)
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) / 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 29) / 2300(band 30)
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
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)
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Wi-Fi

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

Audio Features

Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus
N/A
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Optical
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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