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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-10-01 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | 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 |
| 8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 + 8.00 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 |
| 9.13 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion 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
The iPhone XS is much better than Galaxy A8 (2016), with a global score of 84.2 against 72.8. Although iPhone XS is a little thicker than the Galaxy A8 (2016), it's a little lighter and newer. The iPhone XS counts with a better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a quite larger screen, a little higher resolution of 1125 x 2436px and a little more pixels per display inch.
The Apple iPhone XS has a better performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory and a 64-bits CPU. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) has a quite bigger memory to store more apps and games than iPhone XS, because although it has only 32 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 256 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) has longer battery life than iPhone XS, because it has a 3300mAh battery capacity against 2659mAh. The iPhone XS takes much better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has a camera in the back with lot less mega-pixels, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a bigger camera aperture.
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