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| Global Score | |
| 74.4 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-03-30 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.31 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.41 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black, Gold and White | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.91 | 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 | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.7 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
IPhone XS has a global score of 84.2, which is better than the Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016)'s overall score of 74.4. IPhone XS's construction is a lot newer, lighter and just a little bit thinner than Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016). The iPhone XS has a better display than Galaxy A9 Pro (2016), because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better display pixels density and a bit higher 1125 x 2436 resolution.
Galaxy A9 Pro (2016) features a bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone XS, because although it has only 32 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB. Apple iPhone XS features a better processing power than Galaxy A9 Pro (2016), because although it has less CPU cores , and they both have 4 GB of RAM, the Apple iPhone XS also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
The iPhone XS shoots much better pictures and videos than Galaxy A9 Pro (2016), because although it has a back-facing camera with much less MP resolution, it also counts with a larger sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a bigger camera aperture. Galaxy A9 Pro (2016) has a much better battery life than iPhone XS, because it has an 88% larger battery size.
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