Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-09-21 | 2019-03-07 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black and Blue |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 999.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 463 pixels per inch | 394 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm 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 | 9.13 |
| 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 Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
IPhone XS is slightly better than the Galaxy M30, with an 84.2 score against 82.4. IPhone XS's construction is just a little thinner but just a little bit heavier than the Galaxy M30, and both of them were only released with a couple months difference. Apple iPhone XS counts with a quite superior processing power than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has an inferior number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
The Apple iPhone XS features a better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a quite better 1125 x 2436 resolution and a just a bit greater number of pixels per screen inch. Galaxy M30 features much more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPhone XS, because it has 128 GB internal memory and a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy M30 has a superior battery life than iPhone XS, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity. The iPhone XS takes much better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a worse resolution back camera, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, a bigger camera sensor providing a better image quality and a larger camera aperture.
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