Samsung Galaxy S10 vs Apple iPhone XS Max

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launch
Announced
Status
platform
OS
Chipset
CPU
GPU
camera
Rear
Front
Video
Features
display
Size
Resolution
Technology
Protection
Multitouch
battery
General
Charging
Talk time
Playing Music
body
Dimensions
Weight
Build
SIM card
Miscellaneous
Colors
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
Card slot
comms
WLAN
Bluetooth
GPS
NFC
Radio
USB
features
Sensors
Messaging
Browser
sound
3.5mm jack
network
Technology
2G bands
3G bands
4G bands
Speed
GPRS
EDGE
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Main
Model
Samsung Galaxy S10
Price
$839.99
Advantages
PLATFORM CPU: Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.41 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) - USA/LATAM, China
DISPLAY Resolution: 1440 x 3040 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~550 ppi density)
BATTERY General: Non-removable Li-Ion 3400 mAh battery
BODY Dimensions: 149.9 x 70.4 x 7.8 mm (5.90 x 2.77 x 0.31 in)
MEMORY Internal Storage & RAM: 128/512 GB, 8 GB RAM
MEMORY Card slot: microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
COMMS Radio: FM radio (USA & Canada only)
SOUND 3.5mm jack : Yes
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Main
Model
Apple iPhone XS Max
Price
$926.97
Advantages
PLATFORM GPU: Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
DISPLAY Size: 6.5 inches, 102.9 cm2
BODY Build: Front/back glass, stainless steel frame
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launch
Announced
2019, February
Status
Coming soon. Exp. release 2019, March 8
platform
OS
Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI
Chipset
Exynos 9820 Octa (8 nm) - EMEA Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
CPU
Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.41 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) - USA/LATAM, China
GPU
Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA Adreno 640 - USA/LATAM, China
camera
Rear
Triple 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4Âµm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0Âµm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom 16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.0Âµm, Super Steady video
Front
Single 10 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3", 1.22Âµm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Video
4K@60fps (no EIS), 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Features
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display
Size
6.1 inches, 93.2 cm2
Resolution
1440 x 3040 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~550 ppi density)
Technology
Dynamic AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6 - HDR10+ - Always-on display
Multitouch
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battery
General
Non-removable Li-Ion 3400 mAh battery
Charging
Fast battery charging 15W Fast wireless charging 15W Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W
Talk time
—
Playing Music
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body
Dimensions
149.9 x 70.4 x 7.8 mm (5.90 x 2.77 x 0.31 in)
Weight
157 g (5.54 oz, 0.35 lb)
Build
Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM card
Single SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Prism White, Prism Black, Prism Green, Prism Blue, Canary Yellow, Flamingo Pink
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
128/512 GB, 8 GB RAM
Card slot
microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC
Yes
Radio
FM radio (USA & Canada only)
USB
3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
features
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 - ANT+ - Bixby natural language commands and dictation - Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
Messaging
—
Browser
—
sound
3.5mm jack
Yes
network
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
4G bands
LTE 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) - Global LTE 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), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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launch
Announced
2018, September
Status
Available. Released 2018, September
platform
OS
iOS 12
Chipset
Apple A12 Bionic
CPU
Hexa-core (2x Vortex + 4x Tempest)
GPU
Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
camera
Rear
Dual:12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4Âµm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0Âµm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Front
Dual:7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Video
4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Features
Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
display
Size
6.5 inches, 102.9 cm2
Resolution
1242 x 2688 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density)
Technology
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating - Dolby Vision/HDR10 compliant - Wide color gamut display - 3D Touch display - True-tone display - 120 Hz touch-sensing
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Ion 3174 mAh battery
Charging
Fast charging 15W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
Talk time
About 25 h
Playing Music
About 65 h
body
Dimensions
157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm (6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 in)
Weight
208 g (7.34 oz, 0.46 lb)
Build
Front/back glass, stainless steel frame
SIM card
Single SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Space Gray, Silver, Gold
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM
Card slot
No
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC
Yes
Radio
No
USB
2.0, proprietary reversible connector
features
Sensors
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Messaging
iMessage, SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Browser
HTML5 (Safari) - Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min - Qi wireless charging - Siri natural language commands and dictation - iCloud cloud service - MP3/WAV/AAX+/AIFF/Apple Lossless player - MP4/H.265 player - Audio/video/photo editor - Document editor
sound
3.5mm jack
No
network
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands
LTE 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)
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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Summary

The Samsung Galaxy S10 runs a faster processor Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) than the iPhone XS Max. This is a significant difference between these models as powerful CPU allows the owner to perform multiple tasks easily.

The Apple iPhone XS Max has better GPU Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA Adreno 640 - USA/LATAM, China thanks to which the owner will be able to play more number of new games.

The Galaxy S10 has 4K UHD (1440 x 3040 pixels) display resolution with 551 ppi pixel density that is better in compare to the iPhone XS Max 4K UHD (1242 x 2688 pixels) display resolution with 455 ppi pixel density. It makes this phone a better choice for watching movies. The Galaxy S10 smartphone is easier to use as it has smaller dimensions in comparison to the iPhone XS Max: 149.9 x 70.4 x 7.8 mm versus 157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm. The Galaxy S10 cell phone weight 157g that is 51g lighter in compare with the weight of the iPhone XS Max.

The Galaxy S10 model has a card slot. It's a nice bonus: the owner can easily expand internal storage and transfer files. The Galaxy S10 contains a 3.5mm jack that is the most simple way to connect earphones for listening music. The Galaxy S10 has a better battery life as it is equipped with 3400mah battery that is 226mah bigger compared to the iPhone XS Max cell. It means that this model will work longer without charging.

The Galaxy S10 has 9 advantages and the iPhone XS Max only 3 so the Galaxy S10 becomes the best buy. Check the lowest price on Amazon.