Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 93.6 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-05-16 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.40 x 3.04 x 0.31 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Crown silver, Majestic black and Royal gold | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 342.00 | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 3040 x 1440 pixels | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| 502 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G has a score of 93.6, which is much better than Apple iPhone XS Max's 84.5 overall score. The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G body is a little lighter but just a bit thicker than the Apple iPhone XS Max, and both were released with only 8 months difference. Apple iPhone XS Max has a slightly better screen than Galaxy S10 5G, although it has a quite smaller display, a little worse 1242 x 2688 resolution and a quite lower screen density.
Samsung Galaxy S10 5G has a much greater memory capacity for games and applications than iPhone XS Max, because it has more internal storage. IPhone XS Max counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy S10 5G, because although it has 2 less and slower processing cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit processor.
The Galaxy S10 5G takes clearer videos and photos than Apple iPhone XS Max, and although they both have a same resolution back camera, the same back camera sensor size, the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same 60 frames per second video frame rates, the Galaxy S10 5G also has a bigger aperture for better low-light photography and video.
The Galaxy S10 5G features a very superior battery life than iPhone XS Max, because it has a 42 percent greater battery size.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G is also by far the cheapest one.
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