Apple iPhone XS Max vs OnePlus Ace 6T
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone XS Max Manufactured in September, 2018, with display 6.5 with chipsetApple A12 Bionic, vs OnePlus Ace 6T, Manufactured in December, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone XS Max
- Higher pixel density: 456ppi
- Lighter design: 208g vs 211g
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose OnePlus Ace 6T
- Larger display: 6.83in
- Higher refresh rate: 165Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 8300mAh vs 3174mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 4/64 GB - 4/256 GB - 4/512 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/256 GB - 16/512 GB - 16/1024 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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.5 in | 6.83 in |
| Resolution | 1242x2688 pixels | 1272x2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.4:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 456 ppi | 450 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 625 nits | 1800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 120 Hz | 300 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.4 % | 91 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| 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) | 163.41 mm (6.43 in) |
| Width | 77.4 mm (3.05 in) | 77.04 mm (3.03 in) |
| Thickness | 7.7 mm (0.3 in) | 8.1 mm (0.32 in) |
| Weight | 208 g (7.34 oz) | 211 g (7.44 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP69 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Silver - Gold - Gray |
- Black - Green - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A12 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 |
| Max Frequency | 2490 MHz | 3840 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.6 (Tempest) - 2/2.49 (Vortex) |
6/3.32 () |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 7 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Neural Engine | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Apple A12 GPU | Adreno 829 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 1100 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| FLOPS | 576 GFLOPS | 2457.6 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1310 | 2923 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3458 | 10007 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 21256 |
| CPU | 198067 | 1061167 |
| GPU | 185355 | 1160801 |
| Memory | 152138 | 538316 |
| UX | 164631 | 801275 |
| NanoReview Score | 700191 | 3561559 |
| 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 | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 64 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | iOS 12 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) | Android 16 |
| OS Size | 16 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | n/a | ColorOS 16 |
Battery
| Volume | 3174 mAh | 8300 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 18 W | 100 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes Qi (10 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (58% in 23 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 | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Digital |
| 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 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | n/a | 112 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 28 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Apple iSight X | Sony IMX906 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.5 | 1/1.56 (0.64) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | n/a |
| Focal length | 52 mm | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | n/a | 8 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 16 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Omnivision OV08D10 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/4.0 (0.25) |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 7 MP | 16 MP |
| Photo resolution | 3088x2316 pixels | 4608x3456 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 32 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | BSI CMOS | Sony IMX480 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.09 (0.32) |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
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 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900 | GSM 850/900/1800MHz |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100 | WCDMA 1/4/5/6/8/19 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2600) | LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B8/B18/B19/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48/B66) |
| 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 | No |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2018 yr | December, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2018 yr | December, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1100 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 350 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | n/a | Yes, 100 W |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider OnePlus Ace 6T the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 2
