Apple iPhone XS Max vs Google Pixel 3 XL

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iPhone XS Max compared with Pixel 3 XL

	AppleiPhone XS Max	GooglePixel 3 XL
Overview
Released
Released	September 2018	October 2018
Display
Screen size
Screen size	6.5″	6.3″
Resolution
Resolution	2688 × 1242	2960 × 1440 (better)
Sharpness
Sharpness	456 pixels per inch	522 pixels per inch (better)
Panel
Panel	OLED	OLED
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz	–
Peak brightness
Peak brightness	625 nits	–
Display type
Display type	Super Retina HD display; 6.5-inch (diagonal) all-screen OLED Multi-Touch display with rounded corners; 6.46 inches measured as a standard rectangle	Flexible OLED; 18.5:9 aspect ratio confirmed by Notebookcheck; Google's archived sheet renders this as 18:5:9
Pixel density
Pixel density	458 ppi	523 ppi
Always-on display
Always-on display	–	Always-on display; Now Playing
Brightness detail
Brightness detail	625 cd/m² max brightness (typical)	–
Screen protection
Screen protection	Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Display features
Display features	HDR display; True Tone; wide colour display (P3); 3D Touch; 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio (typical)	100,000:1 contrast ratio; true black; 24-bit colour; 16.77 million colours; HDR support with UHDA certification
Performance
Chip
Chip	A12 Bionic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Memory
Memory	4 GB	4 GB
Storage
Storage	64 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB (better)	64 GB, 128 GB
CPU
CPU	Six-core (2x 2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x 1.6 GHz Tempest) (GSMArena); 4 GB of Micron LPDDR4X RAM (iFixit)	64-bit octa-core CPU; 2.5 GHz + 1.6 GHz; Titan M security module
GPU
GPU	Apple-designed four-core GPU (GSMArena)	Adreno 630
AI engine
AI engine	Next-generation Neural Engine (8-core)	Pixel Visual Core
Storage type
Storage type	–	4 GB LPDDR4x RAM; UFS 2.1 storage identified by Notebookcheck; no microSD slot
Cameras
Main camera
Main camera	12 MP	12.2 MP (better)
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	None	None
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	12 MP	None
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	2× (better)	None
Front camera
Front camera	7 MP	8 MP (better)
Main camera
Main camera	12MP wide-angle, ƒ/1.8 aperture, optical image stabilisation, six-element lens, quad-LED True Tone flash with Slow Sync	Dual-pixel phase-detection autofocus; f/1.8; 1.4 μm pixels; 76° field of view; optical and electronic image stabilisation; spectral and flicker sensor
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	12MP telephoto, ƒ/2.4 aperture, optical image stabilisation, 2x optical zoom	–
Front camera
Front camera	7MP TrueDepth camera, ƒ/2.2 aperture, Retina Flash	Two 8 MP cameras; normal f/1.8 with 75° field of view and phase-detection autofocus; wide-angle f/2.2 with 97° field of view and fixed focus
Zoom
Zoom	2x optical zoom; digital zoom up to 10x (photos) and 6x (video)	–
Video recording
Video recording	4K at 24, 30 or 60 fps; 1080p at 30 or 60 fps; 720p at 30 fps; extended dynamic range up to 30 fps; optical image stabilisation for video; slo-mo 1080p at 120 or 240 fps; stereo recording	Rear 4K at 30 fps; 1080p at 30/120 fps; 720p at 30/60/240 fps according to Google's historical specification
Front video
Front video	1080p HD at 30 or 60 fps; extended dynamic range at 30 fps	1080p, 720p or 480p at 30 fps
Camera features
Camera features	Smart HDR; Portrait mode with advanced bokeh and Depth Control; Portrait Lighting with five effects; Animoji and Memoji; Live Photos; panorama (up to 63MP); HEIF and JPEG	Top Shot; HDR+; Super Res Zoom; Group Selfie; Photobooth; Portrait; Playground; Motion Auto Focus; Night Sight was announced for delivery after launch
Battery and charging
Battery
Battery	3,179 mAh	3,430 mAh (better)
Wired charging
Wired charging	–	Up to 18 W
Video playback (maker's claim)
Video playback (maker's claim)	Up to 15 hours	–
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	Yes (wattage not published)	Yes (wattage not published)
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Lasts up to 1.5 hours longer than iPhone X; talk time up to 25 hours; internet use up to 13 hours; wireless video playback up to 15 hours; wireless audio playback up to 65 hours; 3.80 V, 12.08 Wh, 3,179 mAh (iFixit)	–
Wired charging
Wired charging	Up to 50% in 30 minutes with an 18W adapter or higher (available separately)	USB-PD 2.0; supplied 18 W adaptor; maker claims up to seven hours of mixed use from 15 minutes of charging, with always-on display off; actual results vary
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	Works with Qi chargers	Qi-certified charger compatibility; maker's hardware sheet does not publish a maximum wattage
Design
Type
Type	Standard	Standard
Weight
Weight	208 g	184 g (better)
Thickness
Thickness	7.7 mm (better)	7.9 mm
Height × width
Height × width	157.5 × 77.4 mm	158 × 76.7 mm
Water and dust resistance
Water and dust resistance	IP68	IP68
Materials
Materials	Glass front and back with a surgical-grade stainless steel band	Aluminium frame with hybrid coating; soft-touch glass back; Gorilla Glass 5
Colours
Colours	Gold, Space Grey, Silver	Just Black, Clearly White and Not Pink
Buttons
Buttons	Volume up/down; ring/silent; side button	Power button and volume controls; Active Edge squeeze gesture
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	IP68 (maximum depth of 2 metres up to 30 minutes) under IEC standard 60529	–
Biometrics
Biometrics	Face ID, enabled by the TrueDepth camera	Pixel Imprint rear fingerprint sensor
Sensors
Sensors	Face ID; barometer; three-axis gyro; accelerometer; proximity sensor; ambient light sensor	Proximity and ambient light; accelerometer; gyrometer; magnetometer; barometer; Android Sensor Hub; advanced x-axis haptics
Speakers
Speakers	Wider stereo playback	Dual front-firing speakers
Microphones
Microphones	–	Three microphones with noise suppression
Software
Operating system
Operating system	iOS	Android
Software at launch
Software at launch	iOS 12	Android 9 Pie
Software updates
Software updates	–	No longer receives Android version or security updates according to Google's current support policy; original promise was three years
AI features
AI features	–	Google Assistant with Active Edge; Digital Wellbeing and Flip to Shhh; Call Screen initially supported English in the US
In the box
In the box	–	18 W USB-C power adaptor and 3.5 mm headphone adaptor confirmed in Google's hardware specification
Connectivity
Mobile network
Mobile network	Gigabit-class LTE with 4x4 MIMO and LAA; model A1921: FDD-LTE (bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71), TD-LTE (bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46); VoLTE; Wi-Fi calling	LTE Cat 16 download up to 1 Gbps and upload up to 75 Mbps; five-carrier aggregation; 4x4 MIMO; LAA; 256-QAM downlink and 64-QAM uplink; operator dependent; no 5G
SIM
SIM	Dual SIM (nano-SIM and eSIM)	One nano-SIM and eSIM in selected markets; operator dependent
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11ac with 2x2 MIMO	Dual-band 2.4/5 GHz 802.11a/b/g/n/ac; 2x2 MIMO
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 5.0 + LE; LDAC, aptX and aptX HD
NFC
NFC	NFC with reader mode; Express Cards with power reserve	NFC; Google Cast; FeliCa on Japanese models
USB
USB	Lightning connector; video mirroring and video out up to 1080p through the Lightning Digital AV Adapter and Lightning to VGA Adapter (sold separately)	USB-C 3.1 Gen 1; supplied adaptor for a 3.5 mm headphone connection
Positioning
Positioning	Assisted GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and QZSS; digital compass; Wi-Fi; cellular; iBeacon microlocation	GPS, GLONASS and Galileo; BeiDou outside the US and Puerto Rico