Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone XS Max vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

Price Comparison (India)

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Apple
Announced September 2018 September 2018 September 2021
Status Coming Soon - September 2018 Available Coming Soon - September 2021
Price Rs. 109,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 18,990 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold Black, blue, gold, pink Graphite, Gold, Silver, Sierra Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm
(6.2 x 3.05 x 0.3 in)
159.8 x 76.8 x 7.5 mm
(6.29 x 3.02 x 0.3 in)
160.8 x 78.1 x 7.7 mm
(6.33 x 3.07 x 0.3 in)
Weight 208 g (7.34 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz) 240 g (8.47 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM and e-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM/eSIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A750F/DS, A750FN/DS
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A750G
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), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A750F/DS, A750FN/DS LTE
5G Network - - Sub6/mmWave
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.34 W/kg (head)
1.43 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Fingerprint Sensor
Samsung Pay
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Face ID, Siri natural language commands and dictation Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Notification LED - Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 12 Android 8.0 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie) iOS 15
Processor Hexa-core, Apple A12 Bionic Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm) Hexa-core (2x3.22 GHz + 4xX.X GHz), Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Mali-G71 Apple GPU (5-core graphics)
RAM 4 GB 4/6 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 64/256/512 GB 128 GB 1 TB
External Memory No microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version) Super Retina XDR OLED
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10
Dolby Vision
1000 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak)
Wide color gamut
True-tone
Scratch-resistant Ceramic Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16 Colors
Size 6.5 inches 6.0 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1242 x 2688 pixels (456 ppi) 1080 x 2220 pixels (411 ppi) 1284 x 2778 pixels (457 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.97% 74.61% 87.74%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no yes no
Radio No FM radio No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP + 12 MP 24 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP 12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP + TOF
Flash Quad-LED dual-tone flash LED Flash Dual-LED dual-tone flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm, 1.0µm, OIS, PDAF, 2x optical zoom, HDR
24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, 18mm (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
Panorama, HDR
12 MP, f/1.5, 26mm (wide), 1.9µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
12 MP, f/2.8, 77mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/1.8, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), PDAF
TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound recording 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10‑bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, Cinematic mode, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, HDR, 1080p@60fps [Similar] 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide)
HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6"
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector microUSB 2.0 Lightning, USB 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Browser HTML5 (Safari) Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 1 TB, 6 GB RAM or 512 GB, 6 GB RAM or 256 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM NVMe
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) No
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion, non-removable
Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
USB Power Delivery 2.0
MagSafe wireless charging 15W
Qi magnetic fast wireless charging 7.5W
Capacity - 3300 mAh -
Stand by - - Up to 28 h (multimedia)
Talk Time Up to 20 h (3G) - Up to 95 hours (Music Play)