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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-09-21 | 2020-04-27 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 999.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 463 pixels per inch | 411 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 | MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.09 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 20.00 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 | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.12 | 10.89 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 6.8 |
| 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 iPhone XS is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A31, having a overall score of 84.2 against 81.3. The iPhone XS design is somewhat thinner and a little bit lighter than the Samsung Galaxy A31, although it was released only 19 months before. The Apple iPhone XS has a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A31, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better 1125 x 2436 resolution and a just a bit more pixels per display inch.
The iPhone XS counts with a quite better hardware performance than Galaxy A31, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster), and they both have a 4 GB RAM memory, the iPhone XS also counts with a 64-bit processing unit. Samsung Galaxy A31 has just a bit better camera than iPhone XS, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for shooting photographs or video in low-light situations and lower 30 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have the same video quality, the Samsung Galaxy A31 also counts with a way larger back-facing camera sensor taking way higher quality videos and photographs and a camera in the back with a lot higher 48 mega pixels resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy A31 counts with a superior storage for games and applications than iPhone XS, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy A31 also has a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy A31 has a really longer battery life than iPhone XS, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 2659mAh.
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