Apple iPhone XR vs Samsung Galaxy J6+ Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2018	Sep 21, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$749

Design

Dimensions
5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches 150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm	6.35 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches 161.4 x 76.9 x 7.9 mm
Weight
6.84 oz / 194.0 g	6.28 oz / 178.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Yellow, Blue, Red, White, Rose gold	Black, Silver, Red

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 79.24% screen-to-body	6.0-inch, 73.60% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 625 nits	TFT
Resolution
1792x828px, 19.5:9 ratio, 326 PPI	1480x720px, 18.5:9 ratio, 274 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216
Features
Oleophobic coating

Hardware

System chip
Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)	Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 (28 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest	Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Apple 4-core GPU	Adreno 308
Memory
3GB/64GB 3GB/128GB 3GB/256GB	3GB/32GB 4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
2942 mAh, Li - Ion	3300 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wireless: 7.5W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

4h 14min

Browsing

11h 8min

Video

5h 50min

Gaming

4h 35min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Quad LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP (Flash)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n
USB
Lightning	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
	Album art cover, Background playback, Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM, Stereo
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$899

with 64GB storage

Memory	4GB/64GB

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$799

Links

Full specifications
Apple iPhone XR Specs	Samsung Galaxy J6+ Specs
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