Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 8 vs Apple iPhone XR vs Samsung Galaxy A21s

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Samsung
Announced September 2017 September 2018 Expected Announcement - May 2020
Status Coming Soon - September 2017 Coming Soon - October 2018 Rumored
Price Rs. 64,000 ($699.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 59,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Space Gray, Silver Gold Black, Red, Yellow, Blue, Coral Black, White, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
(5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 in)
150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm
(5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)
8.9 mm thickness
(0.35 in thickness)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 194 g (6.84 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM Nano-SIM and e-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 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), 66(1700/2100), 71(600) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1.5 meters and 30 minutes
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 11 iOS 12 Android 10.0
Processor Hexa-core, Apple A11 Bionic Hexa-core, Apple A12 Bionic Octa-core 2.0 GHz, Exynos 850
GPU - Apple GPU (4-core graphics) -
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 64/256 GB 64/128/256 GB 64 GB
External Memory No No microSDXC

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Ion-strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating PLS TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 6.1 inches 6.55 inches
Resolution 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi) 828 x 1792 pixels (324 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (268 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.21% 79.83% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 12 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP
Flash Quad-LED (dual Tone) Flash Quad-LED dual-tone flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.8, 28mm, OIS, 1/3" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 8MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) f/1.8, 28mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF, HDR 48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps 1080p@60fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, HDR, 1080@60fps [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.3, 29mm (normal), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
HDR, Panorama
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 HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
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, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 3.0, reversible connector 2.0, proprietary reversible connector Yes
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 (Safari) Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/256 GB, 2 GB RAM 64/128/256 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 3 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSDXC
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 not present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Battery Charging 10W
Capacity - - 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 25 h (3G) -