Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-07-01 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.00 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Rose gold and Silver | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 401 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 7870 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.73 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.48 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 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 |
| 9.02 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.6 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
IPhone XS has an overall score of 84.2, which is better than Galaxy J7 (2017)'s score of 73.5. The iPhone XS body is newer, a bit lighter and just a little thinner than the Galaxy J7 (2017). The iPhone XS features a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has a bit higher 1125 x 2436 resolution, a little larger display and a little bit greater pixels quantity per screen inch.
Apple iPhone XS counts with a bit more storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory. Apple iPhone XS has a better hardware performance than Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a larger amount of RAM and a 64-bit CPU.
Galaxy J7 (2017) counts with a much longer battery lifetime than iPhone XS, because it has a 3600mAh battery capacity. IPhone XS shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not favorable for capturing photos and/or video in low-light situations and a camera with a worse 12 mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
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