Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Apple iPhone XS Max - Detailed Phone Comparison

Detailed Comparison

Specification

General

Launch Date March 9, 2018 September 21, 2018
Release Year 2018 2018

Physical

Volume 86.25 cm³ 93.87 cm³
Screen Size to Weight Ratio 3.56 "/g 3.13 "/g
Weight 163 g 208 g
Height 147.7 mm 157.5 mm
Width 68.7 mm 77.4 mm
Thickness 8.5 mm 7.7 mm
Foldable Design No No
Available Colors
  • Midnight Black
  • Coral Blue
  • Titanium Gray
  • Lilac Purple
  • Burgundy Red
  • Sunrise Gold
  • Ice Blue
  • Space Gray
  • Silver
  • Gold

Display

Screen Size 5.8 " 6.5 "
Resolution 1440 x 2960 1242 x 2688
Aspect Ratio 19:9 19.5:9
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.1 % 85.1 %
Pixel Density 570 PPI 458 PPI
Refresh Rate N/A N/A
Typical Brightness N/A N/A
HBM Brightness N/A 625 nits
Peak Brightness N/A N/A

Hardware

Battery Capacity per Screen Area 89.18 mAh/in² 75.12 mAh/in²
Battery Density 34.78 mAh/cm³ 33.81 mAh/cm³
Battery Capacity 3000 mAh 3174 mAh
NFC Support Yes Yes
Chipset Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)
GPU Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

Connectivity

USB Version 3.1 2.0
OTG Support
DisplayPort
DisplayPort Version N/A N/A
USB Features USB Type-C 3.1 Lightning 2.0

Software

Operating System Android iOS
Initial OS Version 8.0 12
Maximum OS Version 10 18