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| Global Score | |
| 86.3 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| 2019-03-08 | 2018-09-21 |
| 5.60 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Canary yellow, Flamingo pink, Prism black, Prism blue, Prism green, Prism silver 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 |
| $ 408.00 | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| 435 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 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 |
| 6 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 | |
| 3100mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.12 | 4.64 |
| 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 S10e has a score of 86.3, which is a little bit better than Apple iPhone XS's 84.2 overall score. Although Samsung Galaxy S10e and the Apple iPhone XS were released only a couple of months apart, the Samsung Galaxy S10e body is lighter but also just a bit thicker. Apple iPhone XS has a slightly better screen than Galaxy S10e, and although they both have a same size display, the Apple iPhone XS also has a bit higher 1125 x 2436 resolution and a just a little greater display density.
Samsung Galaxy S10e has a much greater memory capacity for games and applications than iPhone XS, because it has a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB and more internal storage. IPhone XS counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy S10e, 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 S10e takes clearer videos and photos than Apple iPhone XS, 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 S10e also has a bigger aperture for better low-light photography and video.
The Galaxy S10e features improved battery life than iPhone XS, because it has a 17 percent greater battery size.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the Samsung Galaxy S10e is also by far the cheapest one.
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