Sony Xperia 10 Plus vs Apple iPhone XS Max Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2019	Sep 12, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$430	$1099

Design

Dimensions
6.57 x 2.87 x 0.33 inches 167 x 73 x 8.3 mm	6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches 157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm
Weight
6.35 oz / 180.0 g	7.34 oz / 208.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Silver, Blue	Gold, Silver, Space gray

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 81.13% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 84.29% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	OLED, HDR, 625 nits
Resolution
2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 422 PPI	2688x1242px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
	HDR support, Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 636 SDM636 (14 nm)	Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz Kryo 260	Hexa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Adreno 509	Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/256GB 4GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie)	iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Polymer	3179 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 7.5W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

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
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1.25 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
8 MP (Telephoto, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 53 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 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
LED	Quad LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps) 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
8 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 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, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Step detector, Step counter, 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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	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
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 32	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	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	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, 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	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 01, 2019 FCC ID value: PY7-35228T	Date approved: Sep 12, 2018 FCC ID value: BCG-E3219A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.23 W/kg Body: 0.63 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.24 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.12 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 512 GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1449

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1249

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