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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 14 |
| 2018-09-21 | 2023-12-16 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.30 x 3.02 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Blue Black and Light Blue |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 999.00 | $ 200.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 463 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 6100+ (6 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali-G57 MC2 GPU |
| 10.26 | 6.03 |
| 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 | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm 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 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 9.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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
Apple iPhone XS is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A15 5G, having an 84.2 score against 77.4. The Apple iPhone XS is an a lot older device than Samsung Galaxy A15 5G, but it's somewhat lighter and a little bit thinner anyway. The iPhone XS counts with a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy A15 5G, because although it has way darker display and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better 1125 x 2436 resolution and a just a bit better screen pixels density.
The Apple iPhone XS features a much more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A15 5G, because although it has an inferior number of cores , and they both have a 4 GB RAM memory, the Apple iPhone XS also counts with a 64-bits processor. Galaxy A15 5G counts with a bit better camera than iPhone XS, because although it has worse 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have the same aperture and the same video quality, the Galaxy A15 5G also counts with a camera with way more mega-pixels.
The Galaxy A15 5G features a much greater memory capacity for apps and games than iPhone XS, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 1000 GB and 64 GB more internal storage. The Galaxy A15 5G counts with a much longer battery performance than Apple iPhone XS, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
Although iPhone XS is a better device, it is way more expensive than Samsung Galaxy A15 5G, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Samsung Galaxy A15 5G. If you prefer to save some dollars, you can get the Samsung Galaxy A15 5G, and give up some specs and features, but you will get the most with your savings.
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