Samsung Galaxy Z Flip vs Apple iPhone XS Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip or Apple iPhone XS Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy Z Flip Apple iPhone XS
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Release date 2020, February 11 2018, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 167.3 x 73.6 x 7.2 mm | 6.59 x 6.59 x 2.9 in 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm | 5.65 x 5.65 x 2.79 in
Weight 183 g | 6.46 oz 177 g | 6.24 oz
Body Build Plastic front, glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame Front/back glass, stainless steel frame
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Colors Mirror Black, Mirror Purple, Mirror Gold, Thom Browne Edition Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Battery 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 2658 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 20 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 60 h
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Screen

Technology Foldable Dynamic AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.7" in 5.8" in
Screen area 101.6 cm2 84.4 cm2
Screen format 21.9:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 82.5% 82.9%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2636 px 1125 x 2436 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 425 PPI 458 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - HDR10+
-Cover display: 1.1", Super AMOLED, 112 x 300 pixels
- Dolby Vision
-HDR10
-Wide color gamut
-3D Touch
-True-tone
-120 Hz touch-sensing
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
-12 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm
-12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF
-12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4'', 1.0µm, OIS, PDAF, 2x optical zoom
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 2160p@30/60fps, HDR10+ 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
DxOMark Main Score 105 106
DxOMark Photo 109 110
DxOMark Video 96 96
Front camera, selfie 10 MP, Single 7 MP, Single
Specifications 10 MP, f/2.4, 26mm (wide), 1.22µm 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
Functions HDR HDR
Video 2160p@30fps 1080p@60fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 83 82
DxOMark Photo 82 81
DxOMark Video 86 82

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10.0; One UI 2 iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3
Chipset - Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855+ (7 nm) - Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (1x2.95 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.41 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) - Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)
GPU Adreno 640 (700 MHz) Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
External memory No No
Internal memory 256GB 8GB RAM 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 676363
Antutu 10 CPU 187714
Antutu 10 GPU 175166
Antutu 10 Mem 144453
Antutu 10 UX 187714
Antutu 8 Total 455547 414119
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1275
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 2576
GeekBench 6 Metal 8071
GeekBench 5 Single Core 732 1109
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2643 2472

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM, eSIM Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-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), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46(5200), 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
-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), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100) - A2097 
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), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - A1920, A2100
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1000/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.54 W/kg (head) 0.96 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.54 W/kg (head) 0.96 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio No
Headphone jack No No
Others - 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Tuned by AKG
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
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--Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
-Folded: 87.4 x 73.6 x 17.3 mm
- Fast battery charging 15W
-Wireless charging

- Siri natural language commands and dictation
- Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min
-Qi wireless charging
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- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Versions
- Versions: A2097 (Global market) A1920 (USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands) A2100 (China, Hong Kong); A2098 (Japan)

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