Apple iPhone XS Max vs Huawei nova 8 SE

Apple iPhone XS Max

Huawei nova 8 SE

Network
2G network

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

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

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

HSDPA 800, 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 frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G network

-

5G band 1, 28, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
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

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload
LTE speed

LTE, Cat16, 1024 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

LTE-A
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass, Stainless steel

Plastic, glass
SIM

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

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

157.5 mm

161.1 mm
Width

77.4 mm

74.8 mm
Thickness

7.7 mm

7.5 mm
Weight

208 g

178 g
Payment

Apple Pay(Visa, Mastercard)

-
Waterproof

IP68, 2m and 30 minutes

-
Dust proof

IP68

-
Colors

Gray, Gold, Silver

Black, Blue, Silver

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED

OLED
Physical size

6.5 inches

6.53 inches
Resolution

1242 x 2688 pixels

1080 x 2400 pixels
Pixel density

458 ppi

403 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, oleophobic coating

2.5D curved glass screen
Multitouch

Yes

-
Display features

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

HDR10, DCI-P3

Hardware
CPU

-

Octa-core
CPU

Hexa-core 2.6 GHz

Quad-core 2.4 GHz Cortex-A76
CPU(second)

Hexa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Chipset

Apple A12 Bionic

MediaTek MT6853 Dimensity 720 5G / MediaTek Dimensity 800U 5G
GPU

Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

Mali-G57 MC3
Memory RAM

4 GB

8 GB
Internal storage

64, 256, 512 GB

128 GB
Memory card

No

No

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Quad
Main camera

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

64 MP, f/1.9 , (wide)
12 MP, 52 mm, 1/3.4" , 1.0 µm

8 MP, 17 mm, (ultrawide) , f/2.4 , 120˚
(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

9216 x 6912 pixels
Primary camera video

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

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
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, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, contrast detection autofocus
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, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Lightning, USB 2.0

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.1
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

Yes

No
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

-

Yes
QZSS

Yes

Yes