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| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 89.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| 2018-09-21 | 2020-02-03 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 6.40 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Prism black, Prism blue and Prism white |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1099.00 | $ 279.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 456 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 11.99 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite is just a bit better than the iPhone XS Max, with an 89.7 score against 84.5. The Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite construction is newer and somewhat lighter, but also a bit thicker than the iPhone XS Max. IPhone XS Max features a slightly better looking display than Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1242 x 2688 pixels and a quite better pixels density.
IPhone XS Max features just a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite, because although it has less RAM memory and a lower number of cores and slower, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit. Galaxy S10 Lite has a very superior storage capacity for applications and games than iPhone XS Max, because it has an external SD slot that admits up to 1000 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite counts with a very superior battery duration than iPhone XS Max, because it has a 42% greater battery size. Galaxy S10 Lite captures much better videos and photos than iPhone XS Max, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not favorable for low-light captures and videos, and they both have the same 60 frames per second video frame rate and the same (4K) video quality, the Galaxy S10 Lite also counts with a lot larger back-facing camera sensor providing a much better image quality and a back-facing camera with a much better resolution.
The Galaxy S10 Lite is not only the best devices of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to others, which makes this phone a no doubt choice.
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