Samsung Galaxy Note 10 vs Apple iPhone XS Max

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 vs Apple iPhone XS Max across performance, display, camera, battery, storage 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 Samsung Galaxy Note 10 scores 2,551, making Apple iPhone XS Max the better performer.

Display: Apple iPhone XS Max offers a screen size of 6.5 inches, while Samsung Galaxy Note 10 offers 6.3 inches, making Apple iPhone XS Max the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy Note 10 features a Dynamic AMOLED display compared to Apple iPhone XS Max's OLED, making Samsung Galaxy Note 10 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and Apple iPhone XS Max feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy Note 10 offers a higher front camera resolution with 10 MP, while Apple iPhone XS Max offers 7 MP, making Samsung Galaxy Note 10 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy Note 10 offers a higher battery capacity with 3500 mAh, while Apple iPhone XS Max offers 3174 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy Note 10 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Apple iPhone XS Max offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Samsung Galaxy Note 10 offers 256 GB, making Apple iPhone XS Max the better option for storage.

User Rating: Apple iPhone XS Max receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Samsung Galaxy Note 10 has a rating of 4.3.

Samsung Galaxy Note 10

₹47,000

(Discontinued)

Apple iPhone XS Max

₹109,900

(Out of Stock)

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Summary

Spec Score

77%

75%

Release Date

23 Aug, 2019

28 Sep, 2018

Performance


Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9825	Apple A12 Bionic
Octa Core (upto 2.73 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 2.49 GHz)
8 GB RAM	4 GB RAM

Display


6.3 inches (16 cm)	6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED	OLED
1080x2280 px (FHD+)	1242x2688 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate	N/A

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


10 MP Wide Angle Lens	7 MP

Battery


3500 mAh	3174 mAh
25W Fast Charging	Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	64 GB
UFS 3.0	NVMe

Expert Review

N/A	8.0/10 Read Expert Review

Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

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

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

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

User Ratings

4.3/5

(574 ratings)

4.6/5

(2,098 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

503,270

AnTuTu Score

447,893

AnTuTu Score

Video

3 More Videos

4 More Videos

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A	Sep 28, 2018 (Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)

iOS v12.0

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9825

Apple A12 Bionic

Processor

Octa core

2.73 GHz, Dual core, M4 Mongoose 2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 1.9 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Hexa Core

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

Co-Processor

N/A

M12

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G76 MP12

Apple GPU (four-core graphics)

RAM

8 GB

4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

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

503,270

447,893

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

29.0 s

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED (Curved Display)

OLED

Screen Size

6.3 inches (16 cm)

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)

Resolution

1080x2280 px (FHD+)

1242x2688 px (FHD+)

Brightness

N/A

625 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

19:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

400 ppi

456 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.92 %

84.89 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v6

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes with notch

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

Design

Height

151 mm

157.5 mm

Width

71.8 mm

77.4 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

7.7 mm

Weight

168 grams

208 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

Water Resistance

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

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.5 Wide Angle 77° field-of-view27 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size S5K2L4 ISO-CELL 1.4µm pixel size

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
f/2.1 Telephoto Camera52 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1µm pixel size

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

16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 1µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Quad LED True Tone Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
Burst mode

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 60 fps
1920x1080 @ 240 fps
1280x720 @ 960 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

Video Recording Features

Bokeh portrait video

Optical Image stabilization

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

10 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size CMOS 1.22µm pixel size

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

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A	Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

3500 mAh

3174 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 24 Hours(4G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging

Yes Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

64 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.0

NVMe

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

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)

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)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Stylus

Yes

N/A

HDMI

YesMini HDMI (Type C)

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Lightning

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos

Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

N/A

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Ultrasonic

N/A

IRIS Scanner

Yes

N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

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