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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| 2018-09-21 | 2016-08-02 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black onyx, Blue coral, Gold platinum and Silver titanium |
| Glass and Stainless steel | -- |
| 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 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 10.26 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") 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 | -- |
| 10.12 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.64 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone XS has a general score of 84.2, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy Note7's 79.5 overall score. Although the iPhone XS is a bit heavier than the Galaxy Note7, it's just a bit thinner and also a lot newer. The iPhone XS features a better performance than Galaxy Note7, and although they both have a 4 GB RAM memory, the iPhone XS also has a 64 bits CPU and 2 more cpu cores.
The iPhone XS features a little sharper display than Galaxy Note7, because although it has a just a bit lower pixels density and a bit lower 1125 x 2436px resolution, it also counts with a little bit bigger screen. The Samsung Galaxy Note7 features a much greater storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPhone XS, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy Note7 also has a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
The Galaxy Note7 features superior battery life than iPhone XS, because it has a 32% more battery size. The Apple iPhone XS has a bit better camera than Galaxy Note7, because although it has a tinier sensor taking worse quality videos and photos and a smaller camera aperture which is not so good for low-light photos, and they both have a camera in the back with a 12 mega-pixels resolution and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Apple iPhone XS also counts with faster video frame rate.
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