Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 81.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| -- | Android 5.1, 5.0 |
| 2018-09-21 | 2014-10-15 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.27 x 3.27 x 0.40 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 6.49 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Blue and White |
| Glass and Stainless steel | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 999.00 | $ 1019.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 463 pixels per inch | 490 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.54 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | -- |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3220mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 330 hours standby time 24 hours talk time |
| 4.64 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone XS is just a bit better than Google Nexus 6, having a score of 84.2 against 81.1. The Apple iPhone XS is a extremely newer device, and it's also thinner and just a bit lighter than Google Nexus 6. Google Nexus 6 features just a bit better screen than iPhone XS, because it has a bit higher 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution, a just a bit better pixels quantity per inch in the screen and a quite larger display.
Google Nexus 6 has as much storage capacity to install games and applications as the iPhone XS, both have equal 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Apple iPhone XS features a little better hardware performance than Google Nexus 6, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with 1 GB more RAM memory, a 64 bits processing unit and 2 more cpu cores.
Google Nexus 6 features superior battery performance than iPhone XS, because it has 3220mAh of battery capacity. The iPhone XS captures a bit better videos and photos than Google Nexus 6, because although it has a worse 3840x2160 video resolution and a back-facing camera with a lower resolution, it also counts with a bigger aperture for better images in poorly lited situations.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we compare here, Apple iPhone XS is also cheap compared to the other phone.
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