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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 82.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 14 |
| 2018-09-21 | -- |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | -- |
| 6.24 ounces | -- |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | -- |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 999.00 | $ 800.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 463 pixels per inch | 416 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 2600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 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 | Yes 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 + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 12.54 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.64 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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
IPhone XS has an overall score of 84.2, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy S25's global score of 82.6. Galaxy S25 counts with a little sharper screen than iPhone XS, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a little worse pixels density, it also counts with a much brighter display and a bit bigger display.
Galaxy S25 has a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games than Apple iPhone XS, because it has 128 GB internal storage. The iPhone XS features a much greater processing power than Galaxy S25, because although it has an inferior number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
The Galaxy S25 has a lot better camera than Apple iPhone XS, and although they both have a same size aperture, the Galaxy S25 also has a lot more mega pixels back facing camera, a much better 7680x4320 video quality and a way bigger sensor which gives a lot higher photo and video quality. Galaxy S25 has a really longer battery life than iPhone XS, because it has a 50 percent larger battery size.
Although iPhone XS is a better device, it costs more than Galaxy S25, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Galaxy S25. So if you want that extra features and specs, you can buy iPhone XS, otherwise you can save some dollars and buy the Galaxy S25, letting go a couple specifications.
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