Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-09-21 | 2018-08-27 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black and White |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 999.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 463 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 16.00 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.12 | 10.01 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 5.68 |
| 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone XS is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, getting a general score of 84.2 against 82.1. Apple iPhone XS is a just a little bit lighter phone than the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, but both of them are equally thin. The Apple iPhone XS counts with a brighter screen than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch in the screen and a bit higher resolution of 1125 x 2436 pixels.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with a superior memory for games and applications than Apple iPhone XS, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 400 GB. The iPhone XS counts with a quite better performance than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and 2 less CPU cores (but faster), it also counts with a 64-bits processor.
The Galaxy A8 Star counts with a much better battery life than Apple iPhone XS, because it has 3700mAh of battery capacity instead of 2659mAh. The iPhone XS has just a bit better camera than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a lot less megapixels back camera, a worse 3840x2160 video quality and a tinier aperture which is not nice for shooting images in poorly lited environments, it also counts with a bigger sensor capturing better quality videos and pictures.
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