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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| 2014-09-29 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 3.70 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3220mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.2 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone XS is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy Note4, having an 84.2 score against 77.6. The iPhone XS design is noticeably newer and a bit thinner, but just a little heavier than Samsung Galaxy Note4. The iPhone XS has a greater performance than Galaxy Note4, because although it has 2 lesser processing cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64 bits CPU and a higher amount of RAM.
IPhone XS counts with a bit sharper screen than Galaxy Note4, because although it has a little worse 1125 x 2436 resolution and a bit inferior count of pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a bit bigger display. The Apple iPhone XS counts with a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note4, because although it has a back-facing camera with much less MP and a worse (4K) video quality, it also counts with a bigger camera sensor shooting higher quality photographs and a bigger aperture to capture better low light photography and videos.
The Galaxy Note4 features just a bit bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than iPhone XS, because although it has only 32 GB internal storage, it also counts with an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB. The Galaxy Note4 counts with better battery life than Apple iPhone XS, because it has 3220mAh of battery capacity.
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