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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 82 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| 2015-08-21 | 2018-10-26 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.84 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Black, Blue, Red, Rose gold, White and Yellow |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 749.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1792 x 828 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.18 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm 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 |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 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 - Ion Battery | 2942mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 |
Comparison review
IPhone XR has a score of 82, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy Note5's general score of 80.2. Even though iPhone XR is noticeably newer than Samsung Galaxy Note5, it's somewhat heavier and a little bit thicker. IPhone XR features a more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and less processing cores (although faster), it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
Galaxy Note5 counts with a little more vivid display than iPhone XR, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a way higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px and a way higher display pixel density. Apple iPhone XR has a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because although it has a camera in the back with way less mega-pixels resolution and a worse video definition, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture for better low light photos and videos and a bigger back-facing camera sensor shooting better quality videos and pictures.
IPhone XR has as much storage capacity to store more games and applications as the Samsung Galaxy Note5 one, both of them have equal 64 GB internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy Note5 and Apple iPhone XR both feature quite similar batteries duration, although the Apple iPhone XR has 2942mAh of battery capacity.
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