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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-03-23 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 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 | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
IPhone XS is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy M21, having a global score of 84.2 against 84.1. The iPhone XS construction is thinner and a little lighter than the Samsung Galaxy M21, although it was released just a little further than a year before. The iPhone XS counts with a slightly better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy M21, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with more brightness, a slightly higher resolution of 1125 x 2436px and a quite higher pixel density.
IPhone XS counts with a quite better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy M21, because although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster), and they both have the same RAM amount, the iPhone XS also counts with a 64-bits CPU. The Galaxy M21 has a much greater storage capacity for games and applications than iPhone XS, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Galaxy M21 also has a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy M21 has a superior battery duration than Apple iPhone XS, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy M21 has a better camera than Apple iPhone XS, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not nice for low-light captures and lower video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy M21 also counts with a lot larger back-facing camera sensor capturing way higher quality videos and photographs and a way better 48 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera.
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