Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Apple iPhone XS
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Manufactured in September, 2024, with display 6.9 with chipsetApple A18 Pro, vs Apple iPhone XS, Manufactured in September, 2018with chipsetApple A12 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
- Larger display: 6.9in
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 4685mAh vs 2658mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone XS
- Lighter design: 177g vs 227g
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB - 8/1024 GB |
- 4/64 GB - 4/256 GB - 4/512 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.9 in | 5.8 in |
| Resolution | 1320x2868 pixels | 1125x2436 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 458 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | No |
| Max brightness | 2000 nits | 625 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 120 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 92.3 % | 81.1 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | 99.6 % | 98.8 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 4.4 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 163 mm (6.42 in) | 143.6 mm (5.65 in) |
| Width | 77.6 mm (3.06 in) | 70.9 mm (2.79 in) |
| Thickness | 8.25 mm (0.32 in) | 7.7 mm (0.3 in) |
| Weight | 227 g (8.01 oz) | 177 g (6.24 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Silver - Gold |
- Silver - Gold - Gray |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A18 Pro | Apple A12 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 4040 MHz | 2490 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.42 (Sawtooth) - 2/4.05 (Everest) |
- 4/1.6 (Tempest) - 2/2.49 (Vortex) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 3 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Neural Engine | Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Apple A18 Pro GPU | Apple A12 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 768 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 1490 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2289 GFLOPS | 576 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3564 | 1307 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 8880 | 3447 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 33019 | n/a |
| CPU | 465726 | 202576 |
| GPU | 721738 | 217548 |
| Memory | 250875 | 146853 |
| UX | 375110 | 166662 |
| NanoReview Score | 1813449 | 733639 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 44.8 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 63 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 34 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 5698 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | - 64 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | iOS 18 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5) | iOS 12 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) |
| OS Size | 18 GB | 11.8 GB |
Battery
| Volume | 4685 mAh | 2658 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 30 W | 15 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes Qi (10 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (46% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 60 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:57 h | 2:40 h |
| Web Browsing | 14:34 h | 05:44 h |
| Video Playback | 22:01 h | 09:44 h |
| Games | 07:12 h | 03:54 h |
| Standby Mode | 163 h | 84 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8064x6048 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | 142 | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Quad LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 120 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 120 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | n/a |
| Lenses count | Standard: 48 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 48 MP Depth |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX803 | Apple iSight X |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 120 mm | 52 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX913 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 48 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | n/a |
| Focal length | 13 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX972 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | n/a |
| Bokeh | 80 | n/a |
| Preview | 93 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 7 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 3088x2316 pixels |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 32 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX714 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | Yes | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | SPP, PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, HDP, GAP, GAVDP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | n/a | 1 |
| SIM Type | eSIM | Nano |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) | GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) | HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B53/B66/B71) | LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2600) |
| LTE category | n/a | 16 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | n/a | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2024 yr | September, 2018 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2024 yr | September, 2018 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | n/a | 1000 |
| MSRP ($) | 1199 | n/a |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
| Charger Included | No | n/a |
Note
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max:
The US version of the smartphone exclusively supports eSIM, while the international model features both a physical SIM slot and eSIM capability. In China, the device is available with dual physical SIM card slots only.
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.
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