Apple iPhone XS vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2018	Sep 20, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
4GB/64GB - $999

Design

Dimensions
5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm	6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches 159.8 x 76.8 x 7.5 mm
Weight
6.24 oz / 177.0 g	5.93 oz / 168.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Space gray	Black, Gold, Pink, Blue

Display

Size
5.8-inch, 82.64% screen-to-body	6.0-inch, 74.55% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, HDR, 625 nits	Super AMOLED
Resolution
2436x1125px, 19.5:9 ratio, 459 PPI	2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 411 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
HDR support, Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 (14 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core Vortex and Tempest	Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Apple 4-core GPU	Mali-G71 MP2
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/256GB 4GB/512GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/64GB 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
2659 mAh, Li - Ion	3300 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 7.5W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

7h 49min

Video

4h 42min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	24 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 0.9 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, BSI sensor) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 18 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third 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	1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	24 MP (Flash) Video capture: 1080p

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,dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
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
Radio
	FM

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, 46	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Phone Features

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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 12, 2018 FCC ID value: BCG-E3218A	Date approved: Sep 13, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMA750FN
Measured SAR
Head: 0.90 W/kg Body: 0.99 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.53 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.99 W/kg	Head: 0.50 W/kg Body: 0.39 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.05 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 512 GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1349

with 4 GB RAM

Memory	4GB

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1149

with 64 GB storage

Memory	4GB/64GB

Dual SIM support

Dual SIM	Yes

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