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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-03-12 | 2018-09-21 |
| 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.3 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| LCD | OLED |
| 311 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.09 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.02 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone XS has an overall score of 84.2, which is just a bit better than Galaxy XCover 5's overall score of 78.1. IPhone XS's construction is somewhat thinner than the Galaxy XCover 5, but it's a bit heavier and was released 3 years before. Apple iPhone XS features a more vivid screen than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a way higher resolution of 1125 x 2436, a greater screen pixels density and a quite bigger display.
The Galaxy XCover 5 features a way bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Apple iPhone XS, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Galaxy XCover 5 also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 1 TB. IPhone XS counts with a better performing processing unit than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has 2 less cores , and they both have 4 GB of RAM, the iPhone XS also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
The Galaxy XCover 5 has a little better battery lifetime than iPhone XS, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity. IPhone XS features a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a way lower resolution camera, and they both have the same diafragm aperture, the iPhone XS also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
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