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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| 2018-09-21 | 2018-10-20 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 999.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 2220 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 | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 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 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm 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 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 5.28 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone XS is just a bit better than the Galaxy A7 (2018), getting an 84.2 score against 84.2. The Apple iPhone XS is a just a little bit heavier device than Galaxy A7 (2018), but both are 0.3inches thick. IPhone XS features a more powerful processing unit than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a lower amount of RAM and less processing cores , it also counts with a 64-bit processor.
The Apple iPhone XS features a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per display inch and a slightly higher 1125 x 2436 resolution. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a much greater memory to store more apps and games than iPhone XS, because it has more internal memory and a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
IPhone XS captures a little bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture and a way less mega pixels resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a bigger camera sensor capturing higher quality videos and pictures.
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) features greater battery life than iPhone XS, because it has a 24 percent more battery size.
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