Honor Note 8 vs Apple iPhone XS Max Specs Comparison

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Apple iPhone XS Max
Honor Note 8 Apple iPhone XS Max
Released · Aug 09, 2016
Released · Sep 21, 2018
6.6-inch · 2560x1440px
6.5-inch · 2688x1242px
Single camera
Dual camera
4GB · 128GB
4GB · 64GB
4500 mAh
3179 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 01, 2016 Sep 12, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$420 $1099

Design

Dimensions
7.04 x 3.58 x 0.28 inches
178.8 x 90.9 x 7.18 mm
6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches
157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm
Weight
7.73 oz (219.0 g) 7.34 oz (208.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Stainless steel
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray Gold, Silver, Space gray

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 73.85% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 84.29% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED OLED, HDR, 625 nits
Resolution
2560x1440px, 445 PPI 2688x1242px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI
Features
HDR support, Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 955 Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
Hexa-core
2490 MHz
Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Mali-T880 MP4 Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
4GB/32GB
4GB/64GB
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
4GB/256GB
4GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB not expandable
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow) iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Polymer 3179 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W
Wireless: 7.5W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
8h 33min
Video
5h 25min
Gaming
Untested

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (OIS, Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
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
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
Flash
Dual LED Quad LED
Video recording
1080p
Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p
OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP 7 MP (Wide Angle, HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 7 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes Yes
VoLTE
Yes 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

Memory 32GB
Prices (MSRP) $345
with 512 GB storage
Memory 512GB
Prices (MSRP) $1449
Memory 64GB
Prices (MSRP) $375
with 256 GB storage
Memory 256GB
Prices (MSRP) $1249
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