Apple iPhone XS Max vs Apple iPhone 18 Pro
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone XS Max Manufactured in September, 2018, with display 6.5 with chipsetApple A12 Bionic, vs Apple iPhone 18 Pro, Manufactured in September, 2026 with chipsetApple A20 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone XS Max
- Larger display: 6.5in
- Lighter design: 208g vs 211g
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 18 Pro
- Higher pixel density: 458ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 4288mAh vs 3174mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
Versions
| Memory Options | - 4/64 GB - 4/256 GB - 4/512 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 12/1024 GB - 12/2048 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
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.5 in | 6.3 in |
| Resolution | 1242x2688 pixels | 1206x2622 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.4:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 456 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 625 nits | 3000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 120 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.4 % | 90.4 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 98.8 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 11.2 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 157.5 mm (6.2 in) | 150 mm (5.91 in) |
| Width | 77.4 mm (3.05 in) | 71.9 mm (2.83 in) |
| Thickness | 7.7 mm (0.3 in) | 8.75 mm (0.34 in) |
| Weight | 208 g (7.34 oz) | 211 g (7.44 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Silver - Gold - Gray |
- Black - Silver - Blue - Burgundy |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A12 Bionic | Apple A20 Pro |
| Max Frequency | 2490 MHz | 4930 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.6 (Tempest) - 2/2.49 (Vortex) |
4/2.64 () |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 7 nm | 2 nm |
| Neural Processor | Neural Engine | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Apple A12 GPU | n/a |
| GPU Cores | 256 | n/a |
| GPU Frequency | 1100 MHz | n/a |
| FLOPS | 576 GFLOPS | n/a |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1310 | 4719 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3458 | 12677 |
| CPU | 198067 | 865219 |
| GPU | 185355 | 1083483 |
| Memory | 152138 | 272659 |
| UX | 164631 | 716337 |
| NanoReview Score | 700191 | 2937698 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 45.2 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 66 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 34 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 5703 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 4 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 4800 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 64 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | iOS 12 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) | iOS 27 |
| OS Size | 16 GB | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 3174 mAh | 4288 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 18 W | 60 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes Qi (10 W) | Yes (25 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 15 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 03:29 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 06:43 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 10:28 h | n/a |
| Games | 04:11 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 87 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 8064x6048 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Optical, 4x |
| Flash | Quad LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | n/a | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP |
Standard: 48 MP Telephoto: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 48 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.5 - 4.0 |
| Focal length | 28 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Apple iSight X | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.5 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 52 mm | 100 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4 | 1/2.55 (0.39) |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 48 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.55 (0.39) |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 7 MP | 18 MP |
| Photo resolution | 3088x2316 pixels | 4896x3672 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 32 mm | 20 mm |
| Sensor | BSI CMOS | CMOS |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | SPP, PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HFP, HDP, GAP, GAVDP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | No | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | n/a | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | n/a |
| SIM Type | Nano | eSIM |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900 | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100 | UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2600) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71) |
| LTE category | 16 | n/a |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2018 yr | September, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2018 yr | September, 2026 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1100 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 1199 |
| 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 | n/a | No |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 18 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.
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