Apple iPhone XS Max vs Huawei Mate 9

Network
2G network

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

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900
3G network

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

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA
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), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
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

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LTE speed

LTE, Cat16, 1024 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

-
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (3CA) Cat12, 600 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass, Stainless steel

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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

156.9 mm
Width

77.4 mm

78.9 mm
Thickness

7.7 mm

7.9 mm
Weight

208 g

190 g
Payment

Apple Pay(Visa, Mastercard)

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Waterproof

IP68, 2m and 30 minutes

-
Dust proof

IP68

-
Colors

Gray, Gold, Silver

Black, Ceramic White, Champagne Gold, Mocha Brown, Moonlight Silver, Space Gray

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.5 inches

5.9 inches
Resolution

1242 x 2688 pixels

1080 x 1920 pixels
Pixel density

458 ppi

373 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, oleophobic coating

-
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

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

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Main camera
Camera type

Dual

-
Camera type

-

Photo / Video
Main camera

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

20 MP, f/2.2 , 2x optical zoom
12 MP, 52 mm, 1/3.4" , 1.0 µm

12 MP
Primary camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

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Primary camera video

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

2160p@30fps
Primary camera optics

-

Leica optics
Primary camera Autofocus

-

phase detection & laser autofocus
Primary camera flash

quad-LED flash

dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

-

optical image stabilization
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

phase detection autofocus

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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/smile 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, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

-

Yes
USB

Lightning, USB 2.0

Type-C reversible connector
Bluetooth

v5.0

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

-

Yes
Infrared

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

-

Yes
QZSS

Yes

-

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging Push Email

-

Push Email
Java

-

No
Sensors

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

Fingerprint, accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro, proximity