Apple iPhone XS Max vs Huawei Mate X Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2018	Feb 24, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$1099	$2299

Design

Dimensions
6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches 157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm	6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches 161.3 x 146.2 x 11 mm
Folded
	6.35 x3.08 x0.43 inches (161.3 x 78.3 x 11 mm)
Weight
7.34 oz / 208.0 g	10.41 oz / 295.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel	Back: Glass
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Space gray	Blue

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 84.29% screen-to-body	8.0-inch, 86.86% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, HDR, 625 nits	OLED
Resolution
2688x1242px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI	2480x2200px, 414 PPI
Features
HDR support, Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Folding around the outside, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Front cover display
	6.6 inches 2480 x1148 px Part of the main display
Rear cover display
	6.4 inches 2480 x892 px Part of the main display

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)	HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest	Octa-core 2600 MHz ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU
Apple 4-core GPU	Mali-G76 MP10
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/256GB 4GB/512GB	8GB (LPDDR4)/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB
OS
iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x)	Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3179 mAh, Li - Ion	4500 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging	Huawei SuperCharge
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 7.5W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

8h 33min

Video

5h 25min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera, Doubles as a selfie camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	40 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm	8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Laser and PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 80 mm Sensor size: 1/4"
Third camera
	16 MP (Ultra-wide, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 16 mm
Flash
Quad LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing	Yes Video calling, Video sharing
Front
7 MP (Wide Angle, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

5G Bands
	n41, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 12, 2018 FCC ID value: BCG-E3219A
Measured SAR
Head: 1.00 W/kg Body: 1.00 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.52 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.00 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 512 GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1449

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1249