Apple iPhone XS Max vs Samsung S23 Ultra

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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
Talk time
Playing Music
Charging
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
Apple iPhone XS Max
Price
$926.97
Advantages
CAMERA Features: Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)

Main
Model
Samsung S23 Ultra
Price
Advantages
CAMERA Video: 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
DISPLAY Size: 6.8 inches, 114.7 cm2
DISPLAY Resolution: 1440 x 3088 pixels (~500 ppi density)
BATTERY General: Li-Ion 5000 mAh, non-removable
BATTERY Charging: 45W wired, PD3.0, 65% in 30 min (advertised) 15W wireless (Qi/PMA) 4.5W reverse wireless
MEMORY Internal Storage & RAM: 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM UFS 4.0
COMMS Bluetooth: 5.3, A2DP, LE

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
Talk time
About 25 h
Playing Music
About 65 h
Charging
Fast charging 15W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
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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launch
Announced
2023, February 01
Status
Available. Released 2023, February 17
platform
OS
Android 13, One UI 5.1
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU
Adreno 740
camera
Rear
Quad 200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6Âµm, multi-directional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS 10 MP, f/4.9, 230mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12Âµm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom 10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12Âµm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120Ë (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4Âµm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
Front
12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDA
Video
8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Features
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
display
Size
6.8 inches, 114.7 cm2
Resolution
1440 x 3088 pixels (~500 ppi density)
Technology
Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1200 nits (HBM), 1750 nits (peak)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Multitouch
—
battery
General
Li-Ion 5000 mAh, non-removable
Talk time
—
Playing Music
—
Charging
45W wired, PD3.0, 65% in 30 min (advertised) 15W wireless (Qi/PMA) 4.5W reverse wireless
body
Dimensions
163.4 x 78.1 x 8.9 mm (6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 in)
Weight
234 g (8.25 oz, 0.52 lb)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame
SIM card
Nano-SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Phantom Black, Green, Cream, Lavender, Graphite, Sky Blue, Lime, Red, BMW M Edition
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM UFS 4.0
Card slot
No
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.3, A2DP, LE
GPS
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC
Yes
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
features
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Messaging
—
Browser
—
sound
3.5mm jack
No
network
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands
—
3G bands
—
4G bands
—
Speed
—
GPRS
—
EDGE
—
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