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| Global Score | |
| 82 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| 2018-10-26 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.84 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red, Rose gold, White and Yellow | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 749.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1792 x 828 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.12 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2942mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The iPhone XR has a global score of 82, which is a bit better than Galaxy A5 (2017)'s score of 75.8. IPhone XR's design is newer than the Galaxy A5 (2017)'s, but it is heavier and just a little thicker. The Apple iPhone XR has a quite better performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has 2 lesser processing cores , and they both have a 3 GB RAM, the Apple iPhone XR also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
The iPhone XR counts with a little more vivid screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a quite worse display pixel density and a bit lower resolution of 828 x 1792 pixels, it also counts with a bigger display. The Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a greater storage for applications and games than iPhone XR, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a SD card slot that supports up to 256 GB.
Galaxy A5 (2017) and iPhone XR have quite similar batteries performance, although the Galaxy A5 (2017) also has a 3000mAh battery capacity instead of 2942mAh. The iPhone XR takes slightly better videos and photos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a camera with a lot worse 12 megapixels resolution, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture and a lot better video resolution.
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