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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| 2018-01-06 | 2018-09-21 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.9 |
| 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 | 4 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 | 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 4.64 |
| 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
IPhone XS is a little bit better than Galaxy A8 (2018), having an 84.2 score against 79.2. Although the iPhone XS and the Galaxy A8 (2018) were released with only a couple months difference, the iPhone XS design is a bit heavier but also a little thinner than the Galaxy A8 (2018). The Apple iPhone XS counts with a quite better processing power than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has 2 lesser cpu cores (although they are faster), and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Apple iPhone XS also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
The iPhone XS has a little bit better looking display than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a little bit bigger display, a slightly higher resolution of 1125 x 2436 pixels and a little bit more pixels per screen inch. The iPhone XS takes a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller aperture and a camera with way less MP resolution, it also counts with a lot better (4K) video quality.
Galaxy A8 (2018) has a much bigger memory to install games and applications than iPhone XS, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 256 GB. Galaxy A8 (2018) has just a little bit longer battery lifetime than iPhone XS, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2659mAh.
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