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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| 2015-12-16 | 2018-09-21 |
| 5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.96 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 | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| 3 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) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 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 |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone XS is better than the Galaxy A7 (2016), with a general score of 84.2 against 72.8. Although Apple iPhone XS is extremely newer than Galaxy A7 (2016), it is just a little bit heavier and just a bit thicker. The iPhone XS has a much better screen than Galaxy A7 (2016), because it has a slightly higher resolution of 1125 x 2436px, a bit greater screen pixels density and a quite larger screen.
The Apple iPhone XS counts with a better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a 64-bit CPU and more RAM memory. Apple iPhone XS shoots much better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), because although it has a worse 12 MP resolution camera, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a bigger aperture.
The iPhone XS counts with a greater memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) counts with better battery lifetime than iPhone XS, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity instead of 2659mAh.
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