How do the new iPhones measure up to their rivals?

Thursday 13 September 2018 at 12:55am

How do the new Apple devices compare to their rivals? (Apple)

Apple has labelled its new iPhone XS and XS Max as devices that take the smartphone to the “next level”, but it faces tough competition in the mobile market.

Fellow smartphone heavyweights Huawei and Samsung have already released high-profile flagship devices this year, so how do the new iPhone XS devices compare?

iPhone XS

Price from £999 5.8-inch Super Retina OLED display Dual 12 megapixel telephoto and wide-angle rear cameras 7-megapixel front-facing camera 4K video recording at 24, 30 and 60 frames per second Portrait mode selfies with Bokeh effect (background blur) Face ID facial recognition software Wireless battery charging Up to 20 hours talk time battery life 64, 256 and 512GB storage options IP68 waterproof

iPhone XS Max

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Price from £1,099 6.5-inch Super Retina OLED display Dual 12 megapixel telephoto and wide-angle rear cameras, 7-megapixel front-facing camera Video 4K video recording at 24, 30 and 60 frames per second Portrait mode selfies with Bokeh effect (background blur) Face ID facial recognition software Wireless battery charging Up to 25 hours talk time battery life 64, 256 and 512GB storage options IP68 waterproof

Huawei P20 Pro

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Price from £799 6.1-inch FullView OLED display Triple Leica engineered rear cameras – 40, 20, and 8-megapixel lenses 24-megapixel front-facing camera 4K video recording Portrait photo feature with Bokeh effect (background blur) Facial recognition software Up to 25 hours talk time battery life 128GB storage IP67 waterproof

Samsung Galaxy Note 9

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Price from £899 6.4-inch Quad HD+ Super AMOLED display S Pen stylus built-in Dual 12-megapixel telephoto and wide-angle cameras, 8-megapixel front-facing camera 4K video recording at 30 or 60 frames per second Live Focus photo mode (background blur) and image flaw detection software Facial recognition and iris scanning software Wireless charging “All day” battery life 128 or 512GB storage options with up to 512GB expandable storage IP68 waterproof