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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| 2018-09-21 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 999.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 463 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 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 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The iPhone XS is much better than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), getting a score of 84.2 against 75.8. The iPhone XS is a newer cellphone, and it's also just a little bit thinner and just a little lighter than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017). IPhone XS features a better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has lesser CPU cores , it also counts with more RAM and a 64-bits CPU.
The Apple iPhone XS has a more vivid display than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a slightly better 1125 x 2436 pixels resolution, a little bigger screen and a just a little greater number of pixels in each screen inch. The Galaxy A7 (2017) has a bigger storage for games and applications than iPhone XS, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory slot that allows up to 256 GB.
IPhone XS shoots a bit better videos and photos than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a lot less MP resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution and a larger diafragm aperture. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) features a superior battery performance than Apple iPhone XS, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity instead of 2659mAh.
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