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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-09-21 | 2019-02-05 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.16 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Charcoal black and Ocean blue |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 999.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 463 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 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 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 10.26 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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 | 9.02 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 6.8 |
| 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 and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone XS is slightly better than Galaxy M20, getting a general score of 84.2 against 78.9. Although the Apple iPhone XS and the Galaxy M20 were released with only a couple of months difference, the Apple iPhone XS is a bit lighter and thinner. Apple iPhone XS counts with a superior CPU than Galaxy M20, because although it has 2 less CPU cores , and they both have 4 GB of RAM, the Apple iPhone XS also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
The Apple iPhone XS counts with a more vivid screen than Galaxy M20, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1125 x 2436 pixels and a just a bit more pixels per inch of screen. The iPhone XS counts with a superior camera than Galaxy M20, because although it has a worse resolution camera, it also counts with a bigger aperture to capture better photos and video in low light situations, a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a bigger back-facing camera sensor.
The Galaxy M20 has a lot bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone XS, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Galaxy M20 also has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy M20 counts with a much longer battery performance than Apple iPhone XS, because it has an 88 percent bigger battery capacity.
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