OnePlus 5T vs Apple iPhone XS Max Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Nov 16, 2017	Sep 12, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$559	$1099

Design

Dimensions
6.15 x 2.95 x 0.29 inches 156.1 x 75 x 7.3 mm	6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches 157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm
Weight
5.71 oz (162.0 g)	7.34 oz (208.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Red, White	Gold, Silver, Space gray

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 80.43% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 84.29% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED	OLED, HDR, 625 nits
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 400 PPI	2688x1242px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Oleophobic coating	HDR support, Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2450 MHz Kryo 280	Hexa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Adreno 540	Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/256GB 4GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Polymer	3179 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
OnePlus Dash Charge	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 7.5W

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Battery Life Estimate

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Browsing

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Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

8h 33min

Video

5h 25min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	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
20 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal Length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1 μm	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
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, 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
16 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	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 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, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, 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	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66	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, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	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
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 17, 2017 FCC ID value: 2ABZ2-A5010	Date approved: Sep 12, 2018 FCC ID value: BCG-E3219A
Measured SAR
Head: 1.38 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.50 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.25 W/kg Phablet: 3.61 W/kg	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 64 GB storage

Memory	6GB/64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$500

with 512 GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1449

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1249

Links

Full specifications
OnePlus 5T Specs	Apple iPhone XS Max Specs
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