alcatel Idol 4 vs Apple iPhone XS Max

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  Idol 4:

  LCD

  iPhone XS Max:

  OLED

• Weight

  Idol 4: 73 g lighter

  Idol 4:

  135 g

  iPhone XS Max:

  208 g

• Width

  Idol 4: 4.9 mm narrower

  Idol 4:

  72.5 mm

  iPhone XS Max:

  77.4 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Idol 4: 1.3 in smaller diagonal

  Idol 4:

  5.2 in

  iPhone XS Max:

  6.5 in

• Chipset

  Idol 4:

  Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 (28 nm)

  iPhone XS Max:

  Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  Idol 4:

  Single

  iPhone XS Max:

  Dual

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Idol 4

   Height:

   147 mm

   Width:

   72.5 mm

   Depth:

   7.1 mm

2. 2. iPhone XS Max

   Height:

   157.5 mm +10.5 mm versus Idol 4

   Width:

   77.4 mm +4.9 mm versus Idol 4

   Depth:

   7.7 mm +0.6 mm versus Idol 4

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Idol 4

   Screen diagonal:

   5.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   74.5 cm²

2. 2. iPhone XS Max

   Screen diagonal:

   6.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   19.5:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   103.7 cm²

iPhone XS Max has approximately 39.1% more rectangular screen area than Idol 4.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.