Apple iPhone XR vs Samsung Galaxy M30 Specs Comparison

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Apple iPhone XR	Samsung Galaxy M30
Released · Oct 26, 2018	Released · Mar 07, 2019
6.1-inch	6.4-inch
Single camera	Triple camera
3GB · 64GB	6GB · 128GB
2942 mAh	5000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches 150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm	6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches 159 x 75.1 x 8.5 mm
Weight
6.84 oz (194.0 g)	6.14 oz (174.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Soft keys
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Yellow, Blue, Red, White, Rose gold	Black, Blue

Display

Size
6.1-inch	6.4-inch
Resolution
1792x828px, 19.5:9 ratio, 326 PPI	2280x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 395 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
79.24 %	86.66 %
Peak brightness
625 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 (14 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest	Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Apple 4-core GPU	Mali-G71 MP2
RAM
3GB	6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB	128GB, available to use: 107.6 GB
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), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
2942 mAh	5000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery, Qi wireless charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
Wireless: 7.5W

Battery Life Estimate

4h 14min

Browsing

11h 8min

Video

5h 50min

Gaming

4h 35min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple 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: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
Quad LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
7 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	16 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)	Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 5(850), 8(900)
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-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Feb 13, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMM305F
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.28 W/kg Body: 0.39 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.24 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.93 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 749
In The Box
EarPods with Lightning Connector, Lightning to USB Cable, USB Power Adapter, Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2018	Feb 27, 2019

Alternative variants

with 256 GB storage


Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 899

with 64 GB storage


RAM	4GB
Internal storage	64GB, available to use: 49.9 GB

with 128 GB storage


Internal storage	128GB
MSRP	$ 799

Links

Full specifications
Apple iPhone XR Specs	Samsung Galaxy M30 Specs
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