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| Global Score | |
| 80.3 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-12-21 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| LCD | OLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GE8320 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.02 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone XS is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A12, with an 84.2 score against 80.3. IPhone XS's design is thinner and lighter than Samsung Galaxy A12, although it was released 2 years before. The iPhone XS has a much sharper display than Galaxy A12, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a much higher 1125 x 2436 resolution and a much higher count of pixels per inch in the screen.
IPhone XS has a superior processor than Samsung Galaxy A12, because although it has an inferior number of cores , and they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the iPhone XS also counts with a 64 bits CPU. Samsung Galaxy A12 features a bit better camera than iPhone XS, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not nice for taking images or videos in poorly lited environments and lower 30 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have the same video quality, the Samsung Galaxy A12 also counts with a back-facing camera with lot more MP.
The Galaxy A12 has a much bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Apple iPhone XS, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A12 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB. The Galaxy A12 has a superior battery life than iPhone XS, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2659mAh.
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