ZTE Max XL vs Apple iPhone XS Max Specs Comparison

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ZTE Max XL	Apple iPhone XS Max
Released · Apr 25, 2017	Released · Sep 21, 2018
6.0-inch · 1920x1080px	6.5-inch · 2688x1242px
Single camera	Dual camera
2GB · 16GB	4GB · 64GB
3990 mAh	3179 mAh

Design

Dimensions
6.5 x 3.3 x 0.37 inches 165.1 x 83.8 x 9.4 mm	6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches 157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm
Weight
6.34 oz (180.0 g)	7.34 oz (208.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
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
	Gold, Silver, Space gray

Display

Size
6.0-inch	6.5-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 367 PPI	2688x1242px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	OLED
Screen-to-body
71.71 %	84.29 %
Peak brightness
	625 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 8940 (28 nm)	Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Hexa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Adreno 505	Apple 4-core GPU
RAM
2GB (LPDDR3)	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
16GB	64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat)	iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x)

Battery

Capacity
3990 mAh	3179 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0	USB Power Delivery, Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 7.5W

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 (Autofocus)	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
LED	Quad LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP	7 MP (Wide Angle, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0	5.0
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C	Lightning
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
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(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46
3G
Bands 5(850), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, 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	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 03, 2017 FCC ID value: SRQ-ZTEN9560	Date approved: Sep 12, 2018 FCC ID value: BCG-E3219A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.66 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.53 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg	Head: 1.00 W/kg Body: 1.00 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.52 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.00 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 1099
In The Box
	EarPods with Lightning Connector, Lightning to USB Cable, USB Power Adapter, Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 25, 2017	Sep 12, 2018

Alternative variants

with 512 GB storage


Internal storage	512GB
MSRP	$ 1449

with 256 GB storage


Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 1249

Links

Full specifications
ZTE Max XL Specs	Apple iPhone XS Max Specs
PhoneArena Review
	Apple iPhone XS Max Review
User Reviews
ZTE Max XL User Reviews	Apple iPhone XS Max User Reviews