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Brand
apple
apple
Model
iPhone Xs Max
iPhone 8 Plus
Released
2018
2017
Operating System
iOS 12
iOS 11
CPU
Apple A12 Bionic APL1081 / APL1W81 (T8020)
2490 MHz
Apple A11 Bionic APL1072 / APL1W72 (T8015)
2376 MHz
RAM
mobile (LP) DDR4 SDRAM
-
4 GB
mobile (LP) DDR4 SDRAM
-
3 GB
Graphical Controller
N/A
N/A
Memory
64
256
Display Diagonal
6.5
5.5
Resolution
1242x2688
1080x1920
Display Type
AM-OLED
IPS TFT LCD
Main Camera
4032x3024 px
12.2 MP
2.0 x optical zoom
4032x3024 px
12.2 MP
2.0 x optical zoom
Video Recording
3840x2160 px
60 fps
3840x2160 px
60 fps
Flash
Yes
Yes
Front Camera
7.2 MP
3088x2320 px
7.2 MP
3088x2320 px
Video Recording
1920x1080 px
60 fps
1920x1080 px
30 fps
Battery
Lithium-ion
3.80 V
3179 mAh
Lithium-ion
-
2675 mAh
Bluetooth
5.0
5.0
Protection from solid materials
6 Totally protected from dust
6 Totally protected from dust
Protection from liquids
8 Persistently protected against immersion beyond 1 meter of depth
7 Protected against the effect of immersion up to 1m of depth
Depth
77 mm
75 mm
Mass
208 g
202 g
SIM Card Slot
e-SIM (embedded), Nano-SIM (4FF)
Nano-SIM (4FF)
Scratch Resistant Screen
Yes
Yes
Number of Display Scales
16.8
16.8
Display Width
2.72 Inch
2.68 Inch
Display Height
5.9 Inch
4.77 Inch
Additional sensors
Barometer, Light intensity sensor, Proximity sensor, IR face sensor
Barometer, Fingerprint sensor, Light intensity sensor, Proximity sensor
Compass
Yes
Yes
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Yes
NFC
Yes
Yes
A/V Out
Yes
Yes
Display Light Reflection Mode
Yes
Yes