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| Global Score | |
| 82 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-10-26 | 2018-06-28 |
| 5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.84 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red, Rose gold, White and Yellow | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 749.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 1792 x 828 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 10.26 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2942mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone XR has an overall score of 82, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy J8's 76.7 global score. The Apple iPhone XR is a just a little heavier and just a bit thicker cellphone than Samsung Galaxy J8. The iPhone XR features a superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has less RAM memory and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
IPhone XR has a much better screen than Galaxy J8, because it has a bit higher 828 x 1792px resolution, a little higher pixel density and a little bit larger screen. Apple iPhone XR has a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not favorable for capturing pictures in low-light environments and a back facing camera with much less mega pixels, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a bigger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
Galaxy J8 counts with much more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone XR, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy J8 also has an external memory slot that holds up to 256 GB. The Galaxy J8 features just a little better battery lifetime than Apple iPhone XR, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity against 2942mAh.
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