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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 13 |
| 2018-09-21 | -- |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | -- |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | -- |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 999.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 3080 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 463 pixels per inch | 500 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| 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 | 200.00 MP + 40.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 69.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.77 inches (1/1.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.12 | 12.43 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.64 | 6.8 |
| 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
The iPhone XS is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, having a score of 84.2 against 81.5. The iPhone XS has a much better performance than Galaxy S23 Ultra, because although it has an inferior number of cores and less RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit. IPhone XS features a more vivid display than Galaxy S23 Ultra, although it has a lot lower 1125 x 2436px resolution, a just a little worse pixels count per inch of screen and a little bit smaller display.
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra features a very superior camera than iPhone XS, because it has a camera with a much higher resolution, a lot bigger sensor providing a way better image quality and a larger aperture to capture better low light photography and video. The Galaxy S23 Ultra counts with a superior storage capacity for games and applications than iPhone XS, because it has 128 GB internal memory.
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra has a way better battery life than Apple iPhone XS, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 2659mAh.
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