Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone XS vs Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) vs Apple iPhone 11

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Apple
Announced September 2018 October 2018 September 2019
Status Coming Soon - September 2018 Available Coming Soon - September 2019
Price - Rs. 30,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 64,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold Caviar Black, Lemonade Blue, Bubblegum Pink Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm
(5.65 x 2.79 x 0.3 in)
162.5 x 77 x 7.8 mm
(6.4 x 3.03 x 0.31 in)
150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm
(5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)
Weight 177 g (6.24 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz) 194 g (6.84 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM and e-SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.35 W/kg (head)
1.59 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Fingerprint Sensor
Samsung Pay
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Notification LED - Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 12 Android 8.0 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie) iOS 13
Processor Hexa-core, Apple A12 Bionic Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260), Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) Hexa-core, Apple A13
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Adreno 512 Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
RAM 4 GB 6/8 GB 4GB
Internal Memory 64/256/512 GB 64/128 GB 256GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen HD+ IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
True-tone, Wide color gamut
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.8 inches 6.3 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1125 x 2436 pixels (463 ppi) 1080 x 2220 pixels (392 ppi) 828 x 1792 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 81.01% 80.45% 79.83%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no yes no
Radio No FM radio No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP + 12 MP 24 MP + 8 MP + 10 MP + 5 MP 12 MP + 12 MP
Flash Quad-LED dual-tone flash LED Flash Quad-LED dual-tone flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm, 1.0µm, OIS, PDAF, 2x optical zoom, HDR
24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
10 MP f/2.4, 52mm, (telephoto), 1/3.9", 1.0µm, 2x optical zoom
5 MP, f/2.2, 24mm (wide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm, depth sensor
Panorama, HDR
12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF
12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm, Ultrawide, OIS, PDAF, 2x optical zoom, HDR
Video 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound recording 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound recording
Front Camera 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, HDR, 1080p@60fps [Similar] 24 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm
HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
12 MP, 26mm (wide), f/2.0, 1.25µm, 1080p@30fps
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, hotspot
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
Browser HTML5 (Safari) Yes HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM 256GB, 4GB RAM or 128GB, 4GB RAM or 64GB, 4GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) No
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 18W
Capacity - 3800 mAh 3110 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 20 h (3G) - Up to 20 h (3G)