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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| 2018-09-21 | 2014-09-29 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black, Gold, Pink and White |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 999.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 463 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 3.70 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3220mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone XS is just a bit better than the Galaxy Note4, having an 84.2 score against 77.6. Although the Apple iPhone XS is just a little bit heavier than the Galaxy Note4, it's just a little bit thinner and much newer. Apple iPhone XS features a quite better hardware performance than Galaxy Note4, because although it has 2 less cpu cores , it also counts with a 64-bit CPU and a larger amount of RAM.
The Apple iPhone XS counts with a bit sharper screen than Galaxy Note4, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1125 x 2436 pixels and a bit inferior pixel amount in each inch in the display, it also counts with a quite bigger screen. The Apple iPhone XS features a bit better camera than Galaxy Note4, because although it has a back camera with a way worse 12 mega pixels resolution and a worse (4K) video resolution, it also counts with a bigger back camera sensor which gives a higher photo and video quality and a larger aperture to capture better captures and video in poorly lited situations.
The Samsung Galaxy Note4 features a bit bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than iPhone XS, because although it has just 32 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB. Galaxy Note4 features better battery duration than iPhone XS, because it has 3220mAh of battery capacity.
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