Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone XS vs Samsung Galaxy A21s

Apple iPhone XS
apple iphone xs
Samsung Galaxy A21s
samsung galaxy a21s
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung
Announced September 2018 Expected Announcement - May 2020
Status Coming Soon - September 2018 Rumored
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold Black, White, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm
(5.65 x 2.79 x 0.3 in)
8.9 mm thickness
(0.35 in thickness)
Weight 177 g (6.24 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz)
SIM Type 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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 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
Messaging 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

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 12 Android 10.0
User Interface - One UI 2.0
Processor Hexa-core, Apple A12 Bionic Octa-core 2.0 GHz, Exynos 850 [Similar]
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) [Similar] -
RAM 4 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 64/256/512 GB 64 GB
External Memory No microSDXC

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating PLS TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.8 inches [Similar] 6.55 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1125 x 2436 pixels (463 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (268 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 81.01% -
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP + 12 MP [Similar] 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
Flash Quad-LED dual-tone flash LED 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
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@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound recording 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, HDR, 1080p@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
Edge 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
Bluetooth 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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector Yes
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 (Safari) Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 3 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSDXC
USB OTG Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Battery Charging 10W
Capacity - 5000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 20 h (3G) -