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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| 2017-01-13 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.24 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.6 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
IPhone XS has a global score of 84.2, which is much better than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)'s 75.8 general score. IPhone XS is a newer cellphone, and it is also just a little thinner and a little lighter than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017). IPhone XS features a more vivid display than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a quite bigger display, a just a little more pixels per display inch and a slightly better 1125 x 2436 pixels resolution.
Galaxy A7 (2017) has a bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than iPhone XS, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with an external SD slot that allows up to 256 GB. Apple iPhone XS features a better processing power than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has 2 lesser CPU cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64-bit CPU and more RAM.
Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with a way better battery performance than iPhone XS, because it has a 3600mAh battery capacity. IPhone XS shoots just a bit better photos and videos than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a camera with way less megapixels, it also counts with a bigger aperture and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
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