Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 88.3 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-03-08 | 2018-09-21 |
| 5.90 x 2.77 x 0.31 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Flamingo pink, Prism black, Prism blue, Prism green and Prism white | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 281.00 | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 3040 x 1440 pixels | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| 551 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 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 | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.36 | 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
Samsung Galaxy S10 is a little bit better than iPhone XS Max, with an 88.3 score against 84.5. Even though Samsung Galaxy S10 and the iPhone XS Max were only released 6 months apart, Samsung Galaxy S10's body is just a bit thicker but also much lighter. Samsung Galaxy S10 and Apple iPhone XS Max both have extremely similar screens, because although the Apple iPhone XS Max has a bit lower resolution of 1242 x 2688 pixels and a quite inferior pixels amount in each display inch, it also counts with a quite bigger display.
Galaxy S10 counts with a much greater memory to install applications and games than iPhone XS Max, because it has 128 GB internal storage and a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 512 GB. Apple iPhone XS Max has just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy S10, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and a lower number of cores, it also counts with a 64-bits processor.
The Galaxy S10 has a bit better battery duration than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has 3400mAh of battery capacity against 3179mAh. Samsung Galaxy S10 counts with a slightly better camera than iPhone XS Max, and although they both have the same resolution back camera, the same sensor size, the same (4K) video definition and the same 60 fps video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy S10 also has a bigger aperture to take better low light photos.
The Samsung Galaxy S10 is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also a lot cheaper.
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