Apple iPhone XS Max vs Samsung Galaxy A6 (2018)

Apple iPhone XS Max

Samsung Galaxy A6 (2018)

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600)

LTE
HSDPA speed

42 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

-
LTE speed

LTE, Cat16, 1024 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

-
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (2CA) Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass, Stainless steel

-
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

157.5 mm

149.9 mm
Width

77.4 mm

70.8 mm
Thickness

7.7 mm

7.7 mm
Weight

208 g

159 g
Payment

Apple Pay(Visa, Mastercard)

Samsung Pay
Waterproof

IP68, 2m and 30 minutes

-
Dust proof

IP68

-
Colors

Gray, Gold, Silver

Black, Blue, Gold, Lavender

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.5 inches

5.6 inches
Resolution

1242 x 2688 pixels

720 x 1480 pixels
Pixel density

458 ppi

294 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, oleophobic coating

2.5D curved glass screen
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

Super Retina display, Dolby Vision/HDR10 compliant, 3D Touch display, True-tone display

Always-on display

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

-
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.8 , 28 mm, 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm, 2x optical zoom

16 MP, f/1.7
12 MP, 52 mm, 1/3.4" , 1.0 µm
Primary camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

4608 x 3456 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

quad-LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

phase detection autofocus

-
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro mode, RAW

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus
DxOMark photo

110

-
DxOMark video

96

-
DxOMark camera score

106

-

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5 GHz, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

-
USB

Lightning, USB 2.0

microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth

v5.0

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

-
BDS

-

Yes
QZSS

Yes

-

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Email

-

Push Email
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, Face ID, gyroscope, light, proximity

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity