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Apple iPhone XS vs iPhone 11 Pro Max

57 out of 100
Apple iPhone XS
VS
69 out of 100
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
Apple iPhone XS
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 5.8-inch Apple iPhone XS (with Apple A12 Bionic) that was released on September 12, 2018, against the Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A13 Bionic and came out 12 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone XS
  • Weighs 49 grams less
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 6.9 mm narrower
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
  • Comes with 1311 mAh larger battery capacity: 3969 vs 2658 mAh
  • Shows 61% longer battery life (36:46 vs 22:46 hours)
  • Has a 0.7 inch larger screen size
  • 52% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (915K versus 600K)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Delivers 24% higher peak brightness (798 against 641 nits)
  • Has an ultra-wide angle camera lens
  • The phone is 1-year newer
  • 22% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1596 and 1310 points
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of Apple iPhone XS and iPhone 11 Pro Max crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation

Value for money

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
iPhone XS
vs
iPhone 11 Pro Max

Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 5.8 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1125 x 2436 pixels 1242 x 2688 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 458 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 625 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 82.9% 83.7%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 98.8% 99.6%
PWM 240 Hz 245 Hz
Response time 4.4 ms 4.9 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
iPhone XS
641 nits
iPhone 11 Pro Max +24%
798 nits

Design and build

Height 143.6 mm (5.65 inches) 158 mm (6.22 inches)
Width 70.9 mm (2.79 inches) 77.8 mm (3.06 inches)
Thickness 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) 8.1 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 177 g (6.24 oz) 226 g (7.97 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Silver, Gold, Gray Silver, Gold, Gray, Dark gray
Fingerprint scanner No No
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Tests of Apple iPhone XS and Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max in the benchmarks
SoC
Chipset Apple A12 Bionic Apple A13 Bionic
Max clock 2490 MHz 2650 MHz
CPU cores 6 (2 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Tempest
- 2 cores at 2.49 GHz: Vortex 		- 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Thunder
- 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: Lightning
Lithography process 7 nanometers 7 nanometers
Graphics Apple A12 GPU Apple A13 GPU
GPU shading units 256 256
GPU clock 1100 MHz 1230 MHz
FLOPS ~576 GFLOPS ~629.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
CPU 151927 244077
GPU 141208 316064
Memory 104587 158637
UX 200467 193080
Total score 600311 915069
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Max surface temperature 44.8 °C 44.9 °C
Stability 63% 79%
Graphics test 34 FPS 44 FPS
Graphics score 5700 7461

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz -
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64, 256, 512 GB 64, 256, 512 GB
Storage type NVMe NVMe
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system iOS 12 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17) iOS 13 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17)
OS size 11.8 GB -

Battery

Capacity 2658 mAh 3969 mAh
Max charge power 15 W 18 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes, Qi (10 W) Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 60 min) Yes (48% in 30 min)
Full charging time 2:40 hr 1:57 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:30 hr 11:56 hr
Watching video 09:19 hr 16:42 hr
Gaming 04:43 hr 07:02 hr
Standby 80 hr 124 hr
General battery life
iPhone XS
22:46 hr
iPhone 11 Pro Max +61%
36:46 hr

Camera

Specs and camera test of smartphones
Main camera
Matrix 12 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4032 x 3024 4032 x 3024
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 2x
Flash Quad LED Quad LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens - 120°
Lenses 2 (12 MP + 12 MP) 3 (12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP)
Wide (main) lens - 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8
- Focal length: 26 mm
- Pixel size: 1.4 micron
- Sensor: 1/2.55", Apple iSight X (CMOS)
- Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
- Optical stabilization
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8
- Focal length: 26 mm
- Pixel size: 1.4 micron
- Sensor: 1/2.55", Apple iSight Camera (CMOS)
- Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
- Optical stabilization
Telephoto lens - 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4
- Focal length: 52 mm
- Pixel size: 1 micron
- Sensor: 1/3.4" (CMOS)
- Phase autofocus
- Optical stabilization
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.0
- Focal length: 52 mm
- Pixel size: 1 micron
- Sensor: 1/3.4" (CMOS)
- Phase autofocus
- Optical stabilization
Ultra-wide lens - - 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4
- Focal length: 13 mm
- Sensor: 1/3.4" (CMOS)
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support 		- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Selfie camera
Megapixels 7 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 3088 x 2316 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 32 mm -
Pixel size 1.12 microns -
Sensor type CMOS BSI CMOS
Sensor size - 1/3.6"
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS

DxOMark camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display 		- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5 5
Bluetooth features SPP, PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, HDP, GAP, GAVDP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type No No
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG 		- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC * Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM * 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
eSIM support * Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat * 16 18
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced September 2018 September 2019
Release date September 2018 September 2019
SAR (head) 0.99 W/kg 0.95 W/kg
SAR (body) 0.99 W/kg 0.99 W/kg
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor 		- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
* Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max is definitely a better buy.

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