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Apple iPhone XS Max Vs Honor 8X Max: How Maxed Out Are These Two?

Apple iPhone XS Max Vs Honor 8X Max, the battle of the Maxes. iPhone XS Max was unveiled recently with impressive features and of course a big screen. I will be comparing it to the impressive midrange smartphone that was released recently which is the Huawei Honor 8X Max. Let’s find out which of these big screen devices is better.

Apple iPhone XS Max Vs Honor 8X Max: Design

Apple iPhone XS Max Vs Honor 8X Max

The iPhone XS Max is built with a stainless steel frame and a glass back with a large display screen and built. While the Huawei Honor 8X Max is made of Aluminum it has a small notch that houses just the selfie camera, it has a slim bezel design compared to the XS Max, there’s a large display screen and a fingerprint sensor at back as well. The iPhone XS Max weighs less at 208g while the Huawei Honor 8X Max weighs more at 210g.

Apple iPhone XS Max Vs Honor 8X Max: Display

Apple iPhone XS Max Vs Honor 8X Max

The iPhone XS Max sports a tall 6.5-inch Super Retina AMOLED capacitive touchscreen screen with a resolution of 1242 x 2688 pixels, the screen has a pixel per inch density of 458. While, the Huawei Honor 8X Max sports a 7.12-inch FHD+ IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen with 1080 x 2244 pixels in resolution and 350ppi.

Apple iPhone XS Max Vs Honor 8X Max: Software and Hardware

The Apple iPhone XS houses a Apple A12 Bionic chipset with an Hexa-core processor clocking speed of up to 2.5GHz. The iPhone XS Max has 4GB RAM and 64GB/256GB/512GB storage space.

While the Huawei Honor 8X Max houses the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 chipset with Octa-core processor clocking at 1.8GHz. In the RAM department the Huawei Honor 8X Max has 6GB/4GB and 128GB/64GB storage space.

For the Software, the iPhone XS Max runs on the iOS 12 operating system. While the Huawei Honor 8X Max runs on the Android 8.1 Oreo operating system.

Apple iPhone XS Max Vs Honor 8X Max: Camera

The iPhone XS Max has a dual rear camera setup of 12MP+12MP and a front/Selfie camera of 7 megapixels. While the Huawei Honor 8X Max has a dual rear camera set up of 16MP+2MP with a great front camera of 8MP with f/2.0 aperture.

Apple iPhone XS Max Vs Honor 8X Max: Battery

The iPhone XS Max is powered by a 2716mah Non-removable Li-lon battery with fast battery charging. While the Huawei Honor 8X Max is powered by a 5000mah Non-removable Li-Po battery with fast charging.

Apple iPhone XS Max Vs Honor 8X Max: Verdict

They are both good smartphones with amazing specs and features. But I think it depends on what you want in a smartphone as they both have their unique features. The XS Max is a flagship device no doubt, but the Huawei Honor 8X Max offers more value for money.

Apple iPhone XS Max Vs Honor 8X Max Specs Comparison

General

Device Type Smartphone Smartphone
Model Apple iPhone XS Max Huawei Honor 8X Max
Announced September, 2018 September, 2018
Released September, 2018 September, 2018
Status Available on Shopping stores Available on Shopping stores

Network

2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
3G Network WCDMA: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 WCDMA: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700),
13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800),
20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700),
29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)

LTE band  1(2000), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)

SIM Type

Nano + Nano

Nano + Nano

SIM Count Dual SIM Dual SIM

Design

Type Stainless Steel Frame +Glass Aluminum Alloy
Dimensions 157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7mm 177.6 x 86.3 x 8.1mm
Weight 208g 210g
Water Resistant Yes No
Protection Yes Yes
Colours Silver, Grey, Gold Black, Blue, Red

Display

Display Type Super Retina AMOLED capacitive touchscreen FHD+ IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Size 6.5-inch 7.12-inch
Resolution 1242 × 2688 pixels 1080 × 2244 pixels
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Pixel Density 458ppi 350ppi
Screen-To-Body Ratio 84.4% 83.4%
Touch Screen Model Capacitive Capacitive
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Multitouch Yes Yes
Protection Yes Yes
Features Multi-touch, Scratch Resistant, oleophobic coating ,– Dolby Vision/HDR10 compliant
– Wide color gamut display
– 3D Touch display
– True-tone display
– 120 Hz touch-sensing
Multi-touch, Scratch Resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen
Secondary Display No No

Camera

12MP + 12MP 16MP + 2MP
Yes Yes
2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@90fps
Yes Yes
Autofocus 
Continuous shooting 
Digital zoom 
Exposure compensation 
Face detection 
Geotagging 
HDR 
ISO settings 
Panorama 
Scene mode 
Self-timer 
Touch focus 
White balance settings
Autofocus 
Continuous shooting 
Digital zoom 
Exposure compensation 
Face detection 
Geotagging 
HDR 
ISO settings 
Panorama 
Scene mode 
Self-timer 
Touch focus 
White balance settings
Yes, LED Yes, dual-LED
f/1.8+f/2.4 f/2.0
1.4um + 1.0um
28mm + 52mm
7MP 8MP
No No
f/2.2 f/2.0
32mm

Software

iOS 12 Android 8.1 Oreo
Modified EMUI 8.2
Yes Yes
Skype Yes Yes
Whatsapp Yes Yes
Facebook Yes Yes
Youtube Yes Yes

Hardware

Apple A12 Bionic Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Process Technology 7nm 14nm
CPU Hexa-core 2.5GHz Octa-core 1.8GHz
Cores 6-Cores 8-Cores
Bit Architecture 64-bit 64-bit
GPU (Graphics) Apple GPU, 8-core neutral engine Adreno 509
4GB 6GB/4GB
Memory Speed 1966MHz 1333MHz
Internal Storage 64GB/256GB/512GB 128GB/64GB
No Yes, Up to 256GB
Card Type microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC


Accelerometer
Proximity
Ambient Light
Compass, Gyroscope

Fingerprint (Rear)
Accelerometer
Proximity
Ambient Light
Compass, Gyroscope

Controls Touchscreen, Lock Button, and Volume Key Touchscreen, Lock Button, and Volume Key

Connectivity

Yes Yes
Infrared
Wi-Fi Yes Yes
Wi-fi Hotspot Yes Yes
USB Type Yes, Type-C Yes, Type-C
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes
HDMI
Facial Identification Yes Yes
Yes No

Battery

Battery Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2716mAh 5000mAh
Placement Non-removable Non-removable
Fast Charging Yes Yes
Standby
Talk Time
Music Play

Media

Yes, MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, MIDI, WAV, AC3, FLAC Yes, MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, MIDI, WAV, AC3, FLAC
Yes, 3GP, Mp4, MPEG4, H.263, H.264 player Yes, 3GP, Mp4, MPEG4, H.263, H.264 player
Vibration, Ringtones Vibration, Ringtones
MP3, WAV MP3, WAV
Yes Yes

Yes

Yes

Other Features

– MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FlAC player
– Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
– DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.265 player
– Photo/video editor
– Document viewer

– MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FlAC player
– Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
– DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.265 player
– Photo/video editor
– Document viewer

Apple iPhone XS Max Vs Honor 8X Max Price

Starting From $1099 – $1199 $349 -$399
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