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OnePlus 9 vs Apple iPhone XS Max

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OnePlus 9
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54 out 100
Apple iPhone XS Max
OnePlus 9
Apple iPhone XS Max

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 9 Manufactured in March, 2021, with display 6.55 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G, vs Apple iPhone XS Max, Manufactured in September, 2018 with chipsetApple A12 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose OnePlus 9
  • Larger display: 6.55in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 192g vs 208g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 3174mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone XS Max
  • Higher pixel density: 456ppi
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 4/64 GB
- 4/256 GB
- 4/512 GB

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 9 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:
OnePlus 9
vs
Apple iPhone XS Max

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.55 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1242x2688 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.4:9
Pixel density 402 ppi 456 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 500 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 120 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 87.3 % 85.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus 9
818 nits
Apple iPhone XS Max
657 nits
sRGB gamut98.9 %98.8 %
PWM (Flicker)323 Hz240 Hz
Response time13 ms11.2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus 9], [Apple iPhone XS Max]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160 mm (6.3 in) 157.5 mm (6.2 in)
Width 74.2 mm (2.92 in) 77.4 mm (3.05 in)
Thickness 8.7 mm (0.34 in) 7.7 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 208 g (7.34 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Purple		 - Silver
- Gold
- Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 9
87.3 %
Apple iPhone XS Max
85.4 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 9 and Apple iPhone XS Max In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G Apple A12 Bionic
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 2490 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))		 - 4/1.6 (Tempest)
- 2/2.49 (Vortex)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 780 Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 660 Apple A12 GPU
GPU Cores 1024 256
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS 576 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 9
1489
Apple iPhone XS Max
1310
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 9
3996
Apple iPhone XS Max
3458
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14891310
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)39963458
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 9
937505
Apple iPhone XS Max
700191
CPU248662198067
GPU308723185355
Memory169685152138
UX210435164631
NanoReview Score937505700191
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus 9
5761
Apple iPhone XS Max
5703
Max Surface Temp.48.8 °C45.2 °C
Stability55 %66 %
Graphics Test34 fps34 fps
Graphics Score57615703
Sources: 3DMark [OnePlus 9], [Apple iPhone XS Max]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 9
12032
Apple iPhone XS Max
n/a
Writing score15081n/a
Web score11112n/a
Video editing6018n/a
Data manipulation10751n/a
NanoReview Score12032n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz n/a
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 64 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) iOS 12 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size 35 GB 16 GB
UI Skin OxygenOS 13 n/a

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 3174 mAh
Max Charging Power 65 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes Qi (10 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (100% in 29 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:29 h 03:29 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 9
19:38
Apple iPhone XS Max
17:28
Web Browsing07:52 h06:43 h
Video Playback11:44 h10:28 h
Games04:32 h04:11 h
Standby Mode96 h87 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED Quad LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 140 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Monochrome: 2 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix48 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length23 mm28 mm
SensorSony IMX689Apple iSight X
Sensor size1/1.431/2.5
Pixel size1.12 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a52 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/3.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length14 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX766n/a
Sensor size1/1.56n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus 9
123
Apple iPhone XS Max
110
Video quality
OnePlus 9
104
Apple iPhone XS Max
96
Overall camera score
OnePlus 9
115
Apple iPhone XS Max
105
Sources: DxOMark [OnePlus 9], [Apple iPhone XS Max]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 7 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 3088x2316 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 32 mm
Sensor Sony IMX471 BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.06 n/a
Pixel size 1 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus 9
n/a
Apple iPhone XS Max
97
Video quality
OnePlus 9
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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP SPP, PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HFP, HDP, GAP, GAVDP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- SBAS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2, 3, 5, 8GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 19HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46/B48/B66/B71)LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2600)
LTE category2016
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
OnePlus 9
83 dB
Apple iPhone XS Max
77.2 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2021 yr September, 2018 yr
Release Date March, 2021 yr September, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 730 1100
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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