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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| 2018-09-21 | 2019-03-02 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black, Blue and White |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 999.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 463 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 10.26 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.74 |
| 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 | 27.00mm 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone XS is just a bit better than Galaxy A30, getting an 84.2 score against 79.6. The Apple iPhone XS body has the same thickness than Galaxy A30, but it's a little bit heavier. Apple iPhone XS features a better CPU than Galaxy A30, because although it has lesser CPU cores (although they are faster), and they both have 4 GB of RAM, the Apple iPhone XS also counts with a 64 bits processor.
The Apple iPhone XS features a better looking display than Galaxy A30, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 1125 x 2436px and a little greater display pixels density. Samsung Galaxy A30 has a superior storage for applications and games than iPhone XS, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy A30 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A30 has a superior battery lifetime than iPhone XS, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. The iPhone XS features just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a tinier aperture and a camera with a way worse 12 mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger sensor providing a higher image quality and a much higher video quality.
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