Apple iPhone XR vs Samsung Galaxy S10 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2018	Feb 20, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$749	$1300

Design

Dimensions
5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches 150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm	6.40 x 3.04 x 0.31 inches 162.6 x 77.1 x 7.94 mm
Weight
6.84 oz / 194.0 g	6.98 oz / 198.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Yellow, Blue, Red, White, Rose gold	Crown silver, Majestic black, Royal gold

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 79.24% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 89.26% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 625 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
1792x828px, 19.5:9 ratio, 326 PPI	3040x1440px, 19:9 ratio, 502 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Features
Oleophobic coating

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)	Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485
GPU
Apple 4-core GPU	Adreno 640
Memory
3GB/64GB 3GB/128GB 3GB/256GB	8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x)	Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
2942 mAh, Li - Ion	4500 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, USB Power Delivery, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wireless: 7.5W

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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	Quad 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	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
	16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1 μm
Third camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.6" Pixel size: 1 μm
Fourth camera
	0.3 MP VGA (ToF 3D depth sensing)
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	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	10 MP (Dual-Camera, Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4	M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n260, n261
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 5, 8
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 Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Apr 05, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMG977U
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.30 W/kg Body: 1.11 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.39 W/kg Phablet: 3.98 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$899

with 512 GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1400

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$799

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