Honor 200 vs Apple iPhone XS Max

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor 200 Manufactured in May, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, vs Apple iPhone XS Max, Manufactured in September, 2018 with chipsetApple A12 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Honor 200
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 187g vs 208g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5200mAh vs 3174mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone XS Max
  • Higher pixel density: 456ppi
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 4/64 GB
- 4/256 GB
- 4/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor 200 and Apple iPhone XS Max
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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
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Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1200x2664 pixels 1242x2688 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.98:9 19.4:9
Pixel density 436 ppi 456 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 4000 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 120 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90 % 85.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor 200
n/a
Apple iPhone XS Max
657 nits
sRGB gamutn/a98.8 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a240 Hz
Response timen/a11.2 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.5 mm (6.36 in) 157.5 mm (6.2 in)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 in) 77.4 mm (3.05 in)
Thickness 7.7 mm (0.3 in) 7.7 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 187 g (6.6 oz) 208 g (7.34 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Green
- Pink
- Silver
- Gold
- Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor 200
90 %
Apple iPhone XS Max
85.4 %

Performance

Testing Honor 200 and Apple iPhone XS Max In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 Apple A12 Bionic
Max Frequency 2630 MHz 2490 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715))
- 1/2.63 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715))
- 4/1.6 (Tempest)
- 2/2.49 (Vortex)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Yes Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 720 Apple A12 GPU
GPU Cores 512 256
GPU Frequency 975 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 998.4 GFLOPS 576 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor 200
1147
Apple iPhone XS Max
1310
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor 200
3398
Apple iPhone XS Max
3458
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11471310
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)33983458
Geekbench Compute (GPU)3592n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor 200
790835
Apple iPhone XS Max
700191
CPU238342198067
GPU267714185355
Memory133169152138
UX151610164631
NanoReview Score790835700191
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor 200
n/a
Apple iPhone XS Max
5703
Max Surface Temp.n/a45.2 °C
Stabilityn/a66 %
Graphics Testn/a34 fps
Graphics Scoren/a5703

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 64 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) iOS 12 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size n/a 16 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 9.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 5200 mAh 3174 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 18 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes Qi (10 W)
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (75% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:45 h 03:29 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor 200
n/a
Apple iPhone XS Max
17:28
Web Browsingn/a06:43 h
Video Playbackn/a10:28 h
Gamesn/a04:11 h
Standby Moden/a87 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.5x Optical, 2x
Flash LED Quad LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a28 mm
SensorSony IMX906Apple iSight X
Sensor size1/1.561/2.5
Pixel size1 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
Focal lengthn/a52 mm
SensorSony IMX856n/a
Sensor size1/1.31/3.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor 200
133
Apple iPhone XS Max
110
Video quality
Honor 200
121
Apple iPhone XS Max
96
Overall camera score
Honor 200
130
Apple iPhone XS Max
105
Bokeh65n/a
Preview61n/a
Zoom124n/a

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 7 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 3088x2316 pixels
Aperture f/2.1 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 32 mm
Sensor CMOS BSI CMOS
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor 200
n/a
Apple iPhone XS Max
97
Video quality
Honor 200
n/a
Apple iPhone XS Max
119

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 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, HFP, HDP, GAP, GAVDP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G Bandsn/aHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2600)
LTE category1816
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor 200
n/a
Apple iPhone XS Max
77.2 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced May, 2024 yr September, 2018 yr
Release Date May, 2024 yr September, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 499 1100
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Honor 200 the clear winner in this comparison.

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