Apple iPhone XS Max vs Samsung Galaxy S20+

Network
2G network

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

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

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

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
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 frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
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 (7CA), Cat20, 2000 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass, Stainless steel

Front glass(Gorilla Glass 6), back glass(Gorilla Glass 6), aluminium frame
SIM

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

Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

157.5 mm

161.9 mm
Width

77.4 mm

73.7 mm
Thickness

7.7 mm

7.8 mm
Weight

208 g

186 g
Payment

Apple Pay(Visa, Mastercard)

Samsung Pay
Waterproof

IP68, 2m and 30 minutes

IP68, 1.5m for 30 mins
Dust proof

IP68

IP68
Colors

Gray, Gold, Silver

Black, Blue, Grey

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2X capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.5 inches

6.7 inches
Resolution

1242 x 2688 pixels

1440 x 3200 pixels
Pixel density

458 ppi

525 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, oleophobic coating

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

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

Always-on display, HDR10+

Hardware
CPU

-

Octa-core
CPU

Hexa-core 2.6 GHz

Dual-core / Single-core 2.73 / 2.84 GHz Mongoose M5 / Kryo 585
CPU(second)

Dual-core / Triple-core 2.50 / 2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 / Kryo 585
CPU(third)

Quad-core / Quad-core 2.0 / 1.8 GHz Cortex-A55 / Kryo 585
Chipset

Apple A12 Bionic

Exynos 990 - global / Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 - USA
GPU

Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

Mali-G77 MP11 - global / Adreno 650 - USA
Memory RAM

4 GB

8 GB
Internal storage

64, 256, 512 GB

128 GB
Memory card

No

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

-

1 TB
Storage

-

UFS 3.0

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Quad
Main camera

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

12 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 1/1.76" , 1.8 µm, 3x hybrid optical zoom
12 MP, 52 mm, 1/3.4" , 1.0 µm

64 MP, 1/1.72" , 0.8 µm, f/2.0
12 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm, 1.4 µm
TOF(time of flight) 3D camera , 0.3 MP, f/1.0
Primary camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

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

4320p@24fps, 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
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

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus, phase detection with Dual Pixel
DxOMark photo

110

127
DxOMark video

96

100
DxOMark camera score

106

118

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, 802.11ac, 802.11ax
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Lightning, USB 2.0

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
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

Yes
Beidou

-

Yes
QZSS

Yes

-

Features
Sensors

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

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity
Power bank function

-

Yes