Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus vs iPhone XS Max
Now that the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus is official how does it compare
to the flagship from Apple? What's up guys, Tech here on SuperTech TV
and let's find out SuperTech style. So initially looking at the sizes
both devices are pretty large but I would say that the S10 Plus is
slightly more compact, it's not as wide as the iPhone Xs Max and it also
weighs quite a bit less compared to new Xs Max, around 50 grams. Now
this is partly because it has a slightly smaller display, 6.4 inches
versus 6.5 inches on the Xs Max. Both devices have minimal bezels,
maximizing that screen to body ratio. On the Xs Max however you do have a
notch, and on the S10 Plus you have a punch out for the front-facing
cameras. Now neither is a perfect solution for a bezel-less display but I
think it's going to come down to your personal preference what you
prefer, the notch or the punch out. Definitely let me know in the
comments below. In terms of the display technologies we have OLED for
both devices and these are some of the best mobile displays on the
market right now. We've got sharp detail, vibrant colors, great viewing
angles, and I don't think you can go wrong with either of these
displays. Samsung have now said that the S10 Plus is the first mobile
display to support HDR 10 Plus and it does look absolutely stunning but
one thing that you get on the Xs Max which you don't get on the S10 Plus
is 3D touch. So this is a pressure sensitive display, it allows you to
push down harder on certain apps and things and get more options. Now
moving on to the build and design, both devices are very premium and
both are also IP68 water and dust resistant which is great. The iPhone
Xs Max has a stainless steel frame with glass panels on the front and
back, the S10 Plus has a aluminium or aluminum frame with curved glass
panels on the front and back so it is curved towards the edges, looks
pretty cool. However the S10 Plus is also available in a couple of
ceramic options, ceramic black and ceramic white. These look and feel
very premium and they're also going to be a little bit more durable
compared to glass. The S10 Plus does come in a variety of other colors
as well, we've got prism white, prism black, prism green, as well as
prism blue. The iPhone Xs Max doesn't come in as many colors, you've got
space gray, silver, and gold and that's it so the advantage of she does
go to the S10 Plus. However if you do want a customized look of either
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to them in the description below so do go ahead and check them out. Now
moving on to the internals, the iPhone Xs Max has the Apple A12 Bionic
chip, it's super fast and snappy, one of the fastest out there right
now. The S10 Plus comes with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor or
Samsung's Exynos 9820. Which one of these you get will vary depending on
your region but both of these are some of the fastest processors out
there and I don't think you can go wrong with either the iPhone or the
S10 Plus when it comes to speed and performance, these are going to be
some of the fastest devices out there. If however you do want me to do a
side-by-side speed test between these two then definitely let me know
in the comments below. A lot of the speed will also depend on the
operating systems and we do have iOS on the iPhone and we've got Android
Pie with Samsung's new OneUI on the S10 Plus. I quite like OneUI, very
smooth and snappy, but I also really like iOS so I'm in between these
two and I always have an iPhone with me as well as an Android device. Of
course which one you like is going to come down to your personal
preference. In terms of RAM and storage the iPhone Xs Max comes with 4
gigabytes of RAM across the board and it has three different storage
options, 64, 256, as well as 512 gigabytes all at different prices. The
S10 Plus comes with a base of eight gigabytes of RAM and 128 gigabytes
of storage, however if you do go for one of these ceramic options you
can get 512 gigabytes of storage or the the top of the line has one
terabyte of storage with 12 gigabytes of RAM, that is absolutely insane.
I'm not sure how much of an impact this is going to have on performance
but it's crazy to think that we can have 12 gigabytes of RAM on one
terabyte of storage on a smart phone. In addition to that you do have
expandable memory on the S10 Plus so you can get your micro SD card slot
and expand your storage by up to another 512 gigabytes so when it comes
to storage I would have to give the edge to the S10 Plus. Now let's
move on to my favorite part, the cameras. The iPhone Xs Max has a dual
camera setup, both are 12 megapixels with optical image stabilization.
They are some of the best cameras out there, I've really enjoyed using
them. The primary camera has an F 1.8 aperture and the secondary camera
is going to give you two times optical zoom that has an F 2.4 aperture.
My favorite thing about the iPhone cameras has been Smart HDR, it gets
amazing dynamic range in all situations. However when it comes to
low-light I do think the iPhone can improve. The S10 Plus comes with a
triple rear facing camera setup so the primary camera actually has a
variable aperture, F 1.5 which is great for low-light but also F 2.4
depending on the light in your scene. The telephoto camera is very
similar to the iPhone Xs Max so you've got two times optical zoom with
an F 2.4 aperture with optical image stabilization. But this year
Samsung have also introduced an ultra-wide camera, this is 16 megapixels
and it's going to be great to get more into your shot. I'm a huge huge
fan of ultra-wide cameras and I'm really looking forward to spending
more time with the S10 Plus camera. Now which one of these is better
between these two, of course we're going to have to do a SuperTech style
camera comparison and if you want to see that then definitely smash
that like button to let me know. Now moving on to video, both devices do
support 4K at up to 60 frames a second which is great. And for the
front-facing cameras the iPhone has 7 megapixels with an F 2.2 aperture,
it's a really good front-facing camera however, once again, low-light
not so great. The Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus has two front facing cameras,
the primary camera is 10 megapixels with an F 1.9 aperture and it also
has the dual pixel auto focus that we've got on the rear facing camera
so this should be pretty cool in terms of getting focus also from the
front-facing camera. And in addition to that you also have an 8
megapixel secondary camera which is going to help with depth information
so it should help with the portrait selfies that you can take. The
iPhone also takes some great portrait selfies. Of course we're going to
have to put these side-by-side to find out which one of these is better.
But one thing that the S10 has which I'm pretty sure no other
smartphone has right now is 4K UHD video recording from the front-facing
camera. This is pretty new, I'm pretty sure, I've not seen it on
another device, and if you're somebody who likes to use a front-facing
camera a lot and maybe vlogs then this is going to be a great addition
for you. With the iPhone Xs Max it does max out at 1080p. Moving on to
the audio department, both devices have stereo speaker which is great,
one is in the earpiece on one is button firing. The S10 Plus however has
a 3.5 mm jack, Samsung have still included this which is great for a
lot of people I know. The iPhone Xs Max of course does not have this and
Apple have not had a 3.5 mm jack for quite some time now so it's
something that we weren't really expecting with the iPhone Xs Max so
this advantage does go to the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus. And in terms of
the other additional features, the iPhone Xs Max does come with Face ID,
it's really accurate, really fast, very secure. the S10 Plus does have
2D facial recognition which is not as secure however it does have an
ultrasonic in display fingerprint sensor. Now this is one of the first
devices with an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor and this is a lot more
advanced compared to the optical solutions that we had previously. And
in my initial testing it has worked really well. If you want to see a
detailed comparison between Face ID and the ultrasonic fingerprint
sensor, once again, definitely let me know in the comments below, I'll
be trying to prioritize which comparisons you guys want to see most on
getting through them as soon as I can. The S10 Plus also has a heart
rate sensor as well as Wi-Fi 6. Wi-Fi six is 20% faster compared to what
we have right now. These are some of the new features that Samsung has
included. And moving on to the batteries, the iPhone Xs Max has a 3176
mAh battery, the S10 Plus has a larger 4100 mAh battery. Now usage
obviously varies and size doesn't always matter, that's what she said,
I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I really need to grow up, but of course usage will
vary from person to person. The iPhone Xs Max has been pretty good for
me in terms of battery life, it usually does get me through the day.
It'll be interesting to see how well the S10 Plus performs in
comparison. And both devices do support fast charging, however the fast
charging does not come out of the box of the iPhone Xs Max. This is
something that I've ranted about before, it should definitely come out
of the box with the iPhone Xs Max but it's not included, you do have to
buy that separately. With the S10 plus you will get a fast charger out
of the box. both devices also support wireless charging which is really
useful, however the S10 Plus supports fast wireless charging 2.0 so this
is much faster compared to previous generation and it will be much
faster compared to the iPhone Xs Max. And it doesn't stop there, the S10
Plus also has wireless power share. This is reverse wireless charging,
so you can actually use your S10 Plus to also charge the the iPhone Xs
Max. You can charge pretty much any device by just placing it on the
back as well as some accessories like the Galaxy earbuds or the Galaxy
watch. Finally looking at the price, the S10 Plus does come in quite a
bit cheaper compared to the iPhone Xs max in the UK, anyway, around 900
pounds is the starting price for the base 128 gigabyte model. The iPhone
Xs Max starts at 1100 pounds and that is for half the storage, 64
gigabytes. So when it comes to value for money, bang for buck, you are
getting more on the S10 Plus compared to the iPhone Xs Max. However, of
course it is going to come down to your personal preference, I really do
like the iPhone Xs Max and in my opinion it is the best iPhone you can
buy right now and if you are within that ecosystem it might be the best
option for you. However, if you are on the Android side the S10 Plus
looks like a very, very promising device with a lot of features, lots of
boxes ticked off for a lot of people. Pre-orders start today and it is
going to be shipping out from the 8th of March. I'll try to leave a link
in the description below if you're interested in picking one of these
up. What do you think of both of these devices and which one would you
go for? Definitely drop me a comment below and let me know. I hope you
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