Samsung Galaxy S10+ vs Apple iPhone XS Max: Comparison

Samsung has finally launched its flagship Galaxy S10 smartphone lineup and the internet is flooded with the news of the big launch. At the Samsung Unpacked event the company launched four variants of their Galaxy S10 – Galaxy S10e, Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+ and the Galaxy S10 5G along with Galaxy Fold. The biggest in size and in specification sheet is the Galaxy S10+, the top-end variant of the flagship lineup and it has up to 12GB of RAM and 1TB of storage, which is just outright impressive. Seeing the ever-growing rivalry between Samsung and Apple we are comparing the Galaxy S10+ with iPhone XS Max, which is the top-end variant of iPhone X:

Display:

Samsung Galaxy S10+: 6.4-inch QHD+ Curved Dynamic AMOLED Infinity-O display

Apple iPhone XS Max: 6.5-inch OLED HDR Super Retina display

Processor:

Samsung Galaxy S10+: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SoC or Exynos 9820 SoC

Apple iPhone XS Max: A12 Bionic processor

Primary Camera:

Samsung Galaxy S10+: 12MP wide-angle camera paired with 2PD autofocus and f/1.5 to f/2.4 variable aperture + a 12MP telephoto sensor with autofocus and f/2.4 aperture +a 16MP ultra-wide lens with fixed focus and an f/2.2 aperture

Apple iPhone XS Max: 12MP wide-angle lens + 12MP telephoto lens

Front Camera:

Samsung Galaxy S10+: 10MP sensor that comes with 2PD autofocus + an f/1.9 aperture8MP fixed focus RGB depth sensor with an f/2.2 aperture

Apple iPhone XS Max: 7MP TrueDepth camera

RAM and Storage:

Samsung Galaxy S10+: 8GB and 12GB RAM + 128GB or 512GB or 1TB storage options

Apple iPhone XS Max: 4GB RAM + 256GB, and 512GB storage options.

Support for Storage card:

Samsung Galaxy S10+: Yes, up to 512GB

Apple iPhone XS Max: No microSD card slot

The #GalaxyS10 is a next generation smartphone like no other.
The next generation Galaxy has arrived.
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— Samsung Mobile (@SamsungMobile) February 20, 2019

Battery:

Samsung Galaxy S10+: 4,100mAh battery

Apple iPhone XS Max: 3,174 mAh

Operating System (OS):

Samsung Galaxy S10+: Android 9.0 Pie skinned with Samsung’s One UI

Apple iPhone XS Max: iOS 12

Starting Price:

Samsung Galaxy S10+: Starts at $999.99, which is approx. Rs 70,999

Apple iPhone XS Max: The 64GB storage variant costs Rs 1,09,900, 256GB variant is available at Rs 1,24,900 and 512GB variant is priced at Rs 1,44,900.