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| Global Score | |
| 82 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| 2018-10-26 | 2015-08-21 |
| 5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.84 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red, Rose gold, White and Yellow | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 749.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1792 x 828 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 10.01 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | 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 |
Comparison review
IPhone XR is a bit better than Galaxy Note5, having an 82 score against 80.2. IPhone XR is a newer device than Galaxy Note5, although it's just a bit thicker and heavier. Galaxy Note5 features a little sharper screen than Apple iPhone XR, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot better 1440 x 2560 resolution and way more pixels per display inch.
The iPhone XR counts with a better performing CPU than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because although it has an inferior number of cores and lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU. Samsung Galaxy Note5 has as much memory capacity to store more games and applications as the iPhone XR one, they have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage.
The Samsung Galaxy Note5's battery life is very similar to iPhone XR's battery performance, although the Samsung Galaxy Note5 also has a 2 percent greater battery size. The Apple iPhone XR captures a little bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because although it has a much less MP resolution back-facing camera and a lower 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, it also counts with a bigger back-facing camera sensor and a bigger camera aperture for better low-light captures.
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