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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-06-19 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | 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 |
| TFT | OLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.09 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.84 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 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 |
| 10.78 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), 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 |
| 6.7 | 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, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone XS has a score of 84.2, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A21s's 77.7 global score. IPhone XS is an older cellphone than Samsung Galaxy A21s, but it's somewhat thinner and a little bit lighter anyway. The iPhone XS has a better CPU than Galaxy A21s, because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with 1 GB more RAM and a 64 bits processor.
The Apple iPhone XS features an incredibly better looking display than Galaxy A21s, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a way better resolution of 1125 x 2436 pixels and a lot more pixels per display inch. The Samsung Galaxy A21s features a superior memory capacity to install applications and games than iPhone XS, because although it has only 32 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD extension slot that supports up to 512 GB.
Galaxy A21s shoots slightly better pictures and videos than iPhone XS, because although it has slower 30 frames per second video frame rates and a smaller aperture, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Galaxy A21s also counts with a lot larger sensor providing a way better image quality and a lot higher resolution back-facing camera.
Galaxy A21s counts with a really longer battery duration than iPhone XS, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 2659mAh.
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