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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 82 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| 2018-01-06 | 2018-10-26 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.84 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Black, Blue, Red, Rose gold, White and Yellow |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 749.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 1792 x 828 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.18 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.70 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), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2942mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Apple iPhone XR is just a bit better than the Galaxy A8 (2018), with an 82 score against 79.2. Apple iPhone XR is a heavier phone than the Galaxy A8 (2018), but both of them are 0.33inches thick. The iPhone XR counts with a quite superior hardware performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has 2 less CPU cores and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
Galaxy A8 (2018) features a little bit better screen than iPhone XR, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per inch in the screen and a better resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels. IPhone XR shoots just a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a way worse resolution back-facing camera and a smaller diafragm aperture which is not recommended for low-light photos and video, it also counts with a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
Galaxy A8 (2018) has a way bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone XR, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 256 GB. Apple iPhone XR counts with a battery duration that is very similar to the battery life in Galaxy A8 (2018), although the Apple iPhone XR has a 2 percent smaller battery capacity.
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