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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2018-09-21 | 2020-03-23 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 999.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 463 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 11.55 |
| 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 | 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, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone XS has a global score of 84.2, which is slightly better than the Galaxy M21's 84.1 overall score. The Apple iPhone XS is an older phone than the Galaxy M21, but Apple could make it somewhat thinner and a little lighter anyway. The iPhone XS counts with a faster processor than Galaxy M21, because although it has an inferior number of cores , and they both have 4 GB of RAM, the iPhone XS also counts with a 64 bits CPU.
Apple iPhone XS has a little more vivid screen than Galaxy M21, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with more display brightness, a quite greater pixels number per inch in the display and a bit higher resolution of 1125 x 2436px. Galaxy M21 shoots much clearer pictures and videos than iPhone XS, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not recommended for shooting pictures in low light environments and lower video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Galaxy M21 also counts with a much larger back-facing camera sensor which gives a way better image and video quality and a camera with lot more mega pixels.
The Galaxy M21 features a much better storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPhone XS, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy M21 also has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy M21 has a much better battery duration than Apple iPhone XS, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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