Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-09-21 | 2018-06-28 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 999.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 463 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 10.26 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.78 |
| 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 | 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 | 9.46 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The iPhone XS is just a bit better than the Galaxy J8, having a score of 84.2 against 76.7. IPhone XS's body has the same weight than Galaxy J8, but it's just a little bit thinner. IPhone XS has a superior CPU than Galaxy J8, because although it has an inferior number of cores , and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the iPhone XS also counts with a 64-bit CPU.
Apple iPhone XS features a much sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a much greater pixel count per inch of screen and a much better resolution of 1125 x 2436px. The Galaxy J8 features a much bigger memory for games and applications than Apple iPhone XS, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory, the Galaxy J8 also has a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 256 GB.
Samsung Galaxy J8 has greater battery life than Apple iPhone XS, because it has a 3500mAh battery size. The iPhone XS takes a little bit better videos and photos than Galaxy J8, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture and a much less mega pixels resolution back camera, it also counts with a way better video quality and a bigger camera sensor which gives a better photo and video quality.
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