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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-09-21 | 2021-03-18 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black, blue and white |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 999.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | PLS |
| 463 pixels per inch | 270 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 | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 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 | 10.23 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone XS has a general score of 84.2, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy M12's 80 global score. Despite of the fact that the Apple iPhone XS is extremely older than Samsung Galaxy M12, it's design is a lot thinner and way lighter. Apple iPhone XS counts with a better CPU than Galaxy M12, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although faster), and they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the Apple iPhone XS also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
The iPhone XS counts with a much better display than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot better resolution of 1125 x 2436 pixels and a lot greater pixel density. The Galaxy M12 features a way bigger storage to store more games and applications than Apple iPhone XS, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy M12 also has a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 1 TB.
Galaxy M12 shoots slightly better photographs and videos than iPhone XS, because although it has slower video frame rate and a tinier diafragm aperture which is not good for low-light photography and videos, and they both have the same video resolution, the Galaxy M12 also counts with a camera with a lot higher 48 MP resolution.
The Galaxy M12 has a much better battery lifetime than Apple iPhone XS, because it has a 126% bigger battery size.
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