Samsung SGH-E870 vs Apple iPhone XS Max Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Sep 12, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
	$1099

Design

Dimensions
3.62 x 1.65 x 0.64 inches 92 x 42 x 16.5 mm	6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches 157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm
Weight
3.00 oz (85.0 g)	7.34 oz (208.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
	3D Face unlock
Features
Numeric keypad, Soft keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Camera shutter	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Gold, Silver, Space gray

Display

Size
	6.5-inch, 84.29% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	OLED, HDR, 625 nits
Resolution
220x176px	2688x1242px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI
Colors
262 144
Features
	HDR support, Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Additional display
80 x96 px, OLED, Colors: 65 536

Hardware

System chip
	Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
	Hexa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest
GPU
	Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
0.08GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/256GB 4GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSD	not expandable
OS
	iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x)

Battery

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

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

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
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
1.3 MP	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
Yes	Quad LED
Video recording
CIF	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
	7 MP (Wide Angle, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
1.2	5.0
WLAN
	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Yes	Lightning
Sensors
	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Computer sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
TV-out	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
UMTS	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
SIM type
	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones (64 voices), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 29, 2005 FCC ID value: A3LSGHE870	Date approved: Sep 12, 2018 FCC ID value: BCG-E3219A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.55 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz Body: 0.10 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz	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

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