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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| 2016-01-08 | 2018-09-21 |
| 5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.73 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm 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 |
| 8.91 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.88 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
IPhone XS is better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), getting a overall score of 84.2 against 71.9. Even though iPhone XS is newer than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), it's just a little bit thicker and somewhat heavier. IPhone XS counts with a better processing power than Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has 2 less cpu cores , it also counts with 2 GB more RAM and a 64-bit CPU.
Apple iPhone XS has a slightly better looking display than Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a bit bigger screen, a bit higher resolution of 1125 x 2436 pixels and a little greater screen pixels density. The Apple iPhone XS counts with a quite bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage.
IPhone XS has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has a camera in the back with a lower 12 mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a way better video resolution and a bigger camera aperture to take better low-light photography and video. The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) features just a bit longer battery performance than Apple iPhone XS, because it has a 9 percent more battery capacity.
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