ZTE Max XL vs Apple iPhone X Specs Comparison

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Apple iPhone X
ZTE Max XL Apple iPhone X
Released · Apr 25, 2017
Released · Nov 03, 2017
6.0-inch · 1920x1080px
5.8-inch · 2436x1125px
Single camera
Dual camera
2GB · 16GB
3GB · 256GB
3990 mAh
2716 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 25, 2017 Sep 12, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$1149

Design

Dimensions
6.5 x 3.3 x 0.37 inches
165.1 x 83.8 x 9.4 mm
5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches
143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm
Weight
6.34 oz / 180.0 g 6.14 oz / 174.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Stainless steel
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 3D Face unlock
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver, Space gray

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 71.71% screen-to-body 5.8-inch, 82.35% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD OLED, HDR, 625 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 367 PPI 2436x1125px, 19.5:9 ratio, 459 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass
Features
HDR support, Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
Untested 2 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 435 8940 (28 nm) Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Hexa-core
2390 MHz
Monsoon and Mistral
GPU
Adreno 505 Apple 3-core GPU
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 3GB (LPDDR4)/256GB
3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB not expandable
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat) iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x)

Battery

Type
3990 mAh, Li - Ion 2716 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W
Wireless: 7.5W

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) 12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 28 mm
Sensor size: 1/3"
Pixel size: 1.22 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
LED Quad LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps)
OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Video light, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP 7 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0 5.0
WLAN
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3 M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer 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, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 4, 2 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, UMTS LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 03, 2017
FCC ID value: SRQ-ZTEN9560
Measured SAR
Head: 0.66 W/kg
Body: 1.19 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.53 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg

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