Apple iPhone XR vs Samsung Galaxy S10 Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone XR

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Apple iPhone XR or Samsung Galaxy S10 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone XR Samsung Galaxy S10
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Release date 2018, September 2019, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm | 5.94 x 5.94 x 2.98 in 149.9 x 70.4 x 7.8 mm | 5.9 x 5.9 x 2.77 in
Weight 194 g | 6.84 oz 157 g | 5.54 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame (7000 series) Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
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Colors Black, Red, Yellow, Blue, Coral, White Prism White, Prism Black, Prism Green, Prism Blue, Canary Yellow, Flamingo Pink
Battery 2942 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3400 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 25 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 65 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD Dynamic AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.1" in 6.1" in
Screen area 90.3 cm2 93.2 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 79.0% 88.3%
Screen resolution 828 x 1792 px 1440 x 3040 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 326 PPI 550 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Other specs - True-tone
-Wide color gamut
-120 Hz touch-sensing
- HDR10+
-Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Single 12 MP, Triple
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF -12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
- 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
- 16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.0µm
Functions Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
DxOMark Main Score 101 113
DxOMark Photo 103 120
DxOMark Video 96 97
Front camera, selfie 7 MP, Single 10 MP, Single
Specifications 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) 10 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Functions HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@60fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3 Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) - Exynos 9820 Octa (8 nm)
- Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
CPU - Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest) - Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
-Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.41 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) - USA/LATAM, China
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA
Adreno 640 - USA/LATAM, China
External memory No microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal memory 64/128/256 GB, 3 GB RAM 128/512 GB, 8 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 676475 574618
Antutu 10 CPU 191136 141488
Antutu 10 GPU 175470 195201
Antutu 10 Mem 133543 117500
Antutu 10 UX 191136 141488
Antutu 8 Total 414479 411193
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1235
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 2248
GeekBench 6 Metal 8126
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1108 689
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2575 2481
GeekBench 4 Single Core 4819 4316
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 11408 9819
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7287

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - 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), 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA 
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - Global 
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), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio (USA & Canada only)
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-Dolby Atmos/AKG sound

Other features

Sensors - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
Other extras
- Siri natural language commands and dictation
- Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min
-Qi wireless charging
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

- ANT+
-Bixby natural language commands and dictation
-Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
- Fast battery charging 15W
-Fast wireless charging 15W
-Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
-IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

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