Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone XR vs Apple iPhone XS vs Samsung Galaxy A21

Price Comparison (India) - -

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Samsung
Announced September 2018 September 2018 2020, April 8
Status Coming Soon - October 2018 Coming Soon - September 2018 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, April
Price Rs. 59,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] - -
Colors Black, Red, Yellow, Blue, Coral Space Gray, Silver, Gold Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm
(5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)
143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm
(5.65 x 2.79 x 0.3 in)
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Weight 194 g (6.84 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz) -
SIM Type Nano-SIM and e-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
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 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), 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), 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
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 12 iOS 12 Android 10.0
Processor Hexa-core, Apple A12 Bionic Hexa-core, Apple A12 Bionic Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm)
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Apple GPU (4-core graphics) PowerVR GE8320
RAM 3 GB 4 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 64/128/256 GB 64/256/512 GB 64 GB
External Memory No No microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating HD+ Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.1 inches 5.8 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 828 x 1792 pixels (324 ppi) 1125 x 2436 pixels (463 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (270 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 79.83% 81.01% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP Dual 12 MP + 12 MP 16 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash Quad-LED dual-tone flash Quad-LED dual-tone flash No
Features f/1.8, 28mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF, HDR 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
16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF
8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide)
2 MP, (macro)
2 MP, (depth)
panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@60fps 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound recording 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, HDR, 1080@60fps [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, HDR, 1080p@60fps [Similar] 13 MP
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 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 Cat4 150/50 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, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector 2.0, proprietary reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 (Safari) Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128/256 GB, 3 GB RAM 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 3 GB RAM eMMC 5.1
Expandable Storage No No microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity - - 4000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 25 h (3G) Up to 20 h (3G) -