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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 77.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 13 |
| 2018-09-21 | -- |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 5.75 x 2.78 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | -- |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | -- |
| Glass and Stainless steel | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 999.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 463 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 10.26 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.12 | 10.12 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.64 | 5.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone XS has a general score of 84.2, which is slightly better than Galaxy S23's general score of 77.9. The Apple iPhone XS body has the same thickness than Galaxy S23, but it's noticeably heavier. The Apple iPhone XS has an extremely better processing unit than Samsung Galaxy S23, because although it has lesser RAM and lesser cpu cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
The Apple iPhone XS features a better looking display than Samsung Galaxy S23, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1125 x 2436px and a bit greater number of pixels in each inch of display. Samsung Galaxy S23 counts with a camera that's just as good as iPhone XS's camera, and although the Samsung Galaxy S23 has a way bigger back camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a way better resolution back facing camera, they both have a F1.8 diafragm aperture.
The Samsung Galaxy S23 features a very superior memory capacity to install games and applications than Apple iPhone XS, because it has 64 GB more internal memory. The Galaxy S23 features a much longer battery lifetime than iPhone XS, because it has a 3900mAh battery size instead of 2659mAh.
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