Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 93.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-09-21 | 2019-05-16 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.40 x 3.04 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Crown silver, Majestic black and Royal gold |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 999.00 | $ 342.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 3040 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 463 pixels per inch | 502 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.64 | 6.32 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy S10 5G has a general score of 93.6, which is better than the iPhone XS's 84.2 global score. Despite being the best in this comparison review, the Galaxy S10 5G design is somewhat heavier and a bit thicker than iPhone XS. IPhone XS has a slightly better looking display than Galaxy S10 5G, although it has a little bit worse pixels density, a lot worse 1125 x 2436 pixels resolution and a bit smaller screen.
The Apple iPhone XS has a bit more powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, because although it has lesser and slower cores and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU. The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G takes a little bit better photos and videos than Apple iPhone XS, and although they both have a 0.39 inches back-facing camera sensor, a back-facing camera with a 12 mega-pixels resolution, the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G also has a larger diafragm aperture to take better low-light photos.
The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G features a lot bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Apple iPhone XS, because it has 192 GB more internal memory. Galaxy S10 5G features a way better battery lifetime than Apple iPhone XS, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity instead of 2659mAh.
The Galaxy S10 5G is not only the best phones between the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest one, making it a no doubt choice.
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