Product
Apple iPhone XS Max
Apple iPhone XS Max
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE
Battery
Charging 15W wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 minWireless (Qi) 25W wired, PD3.0, 50% in 30 min 15W wireless Reverse wireless
Type Li-Ion 3174 mAh, non-removable (12.08 Wh) Li-Ion 4500 mAh
Body
Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), stainless steel frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Dimensions 157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm (6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 in) 158 x 76.5 x 8.2 mm (6.22 x 3.01 x 0.32 in)
SIM Nano-SIM + eSIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China) Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
Weight 208 g (7.34 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
  IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 2m for 30 min)Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
NFC Yes Yes
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Radio No Unspecified
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 USB Type-C, OTG
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Display
Protection Scratch-resistant glass Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Resolution 1242 x 2688 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density) 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)
Size 6.5 inches, 102.9 cm2 (~84.4% screen-to-body ratio) 6.4 inches, 100.5 cm2 (~83.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Type Super Retina OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 625 nits (HBM) Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1450 nits (peak)
  3D Touch -
Features
Sensors Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass
  - Virtual proximity sensing Samsung DeX Circle to Search
Launch
Announced 2018, September 12. Released 2018, September 21 2023, October 04
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2023, October 05
Main Camera
Dual 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom -
Features Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) LED flash, HDR, panorama
Triple - 50 MP, f/1.8, 23mm (wide), 1/1.57", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.4, 76mm (telephoto), 1/4.5", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.12µm
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM, 512GB 4GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
  NVMe -
Misc
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold Mint, Cream, Graphite, Purple, Indigo, Tangerine
Models A1921, A2101, A2102, A2104, iPhone11,6 SM-S711B, SM-S711B/DS, SM-S711U1, SM-S711U, SM-S711W, SM-S7110, SM-S711N
SAR 1.16 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)     0.80 W/kg (head)     0.72 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)     0.76 W/kg (head)     1.04 W/kg (body)    
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 - A2101 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 - International
5G bands - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
  CDMA 800 / 1900 -
Platform
Chipset Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) Exynos 2200 (4 nm) - InternationalQualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm) - USA
CPU Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest) Octa-core (1x2.8 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A510) - InternationalOcta-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510) - USA
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Xclipse 920 - InternationalAdreno 730 - USA
OS iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 18.5 Android 13, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1
Selfie camera
Features HDR -
Single 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) 10 MP, f/2.4, 25mm (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm
Video 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS
Sound
3.5mm jack No No
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
Tests
Audio quality Noise -93.7dB / Crosstalk -82.8dB -
Battery (new) - Active use score 8:28h
Battery (old) Endurance rating 79h -
Camera Photo / Video Photo / Video
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.516 (sunlight) 985 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker Voice 70dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 84dB -23.7 LUFS (Very good)
Performance AnTuTu: 353210 (v7)GeekBench: 11432 (v4.4)GFXBench: 47fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) AnTuTu: 940921 (v9) | 1129280 (v10) GeekBench: 3550 (v5.1) | 3946 (v6) GFXBench: 79fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)