Apple iPhone XR vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone XR

Apple iPhone XR

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

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Apple iPhone XR or Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone XR Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)
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Release date 2018, September 2015, December
Dimensions (HxWxD) 150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm | 5.94 x 5.94 x 2.98 in 144.8 x 71 x 7.3 mm | 5.7 x 5.7 x 2.8 in
Weight 194 g | 6.84 oz 155 g | 5.47 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame (7000 series) Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
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Colors Black, Red, Yellow, Blue, Coral, White Black, White, Gold, Pink
Battery 2942 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2900 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 25 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 65 h
Talking time - Up to 16 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 75 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.1" in 5.2" in
Screen area 90.3 cm2 74.5 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 79.0% 72.5%
Screen resolution 828 x 1792 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 326 PPI 424 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Other specs - True-tone
-Wide color gamut
-120 Hz touch-sensing
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF -13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), OIS, AF
Functions Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Main Score 101
DxOMark Photo 103
DxOMark Video 96
Front camera, selfie 7 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) 5 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide)
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@60fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3 Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset - Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) - Exynos 7580 Octa
- Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - China only
CPU - Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest) - Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
-Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) - China only
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Mali-T720MP2
Adreno 405 - China only
External memory No microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal memory 64/128/256 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 676475
Antutu 10 CPU 191136
Antutu 10 GPU 175470
Antutu 10 Mem 133543
Antutu 10 UX 191136
Antutu 8 Total 414479
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1235
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 2248
GeekBench 6 Metal 8126
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1108 108
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2575 400
GeekBench 4 Single Core 4819 642
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 11408 3208
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1983

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 / UMTS / HSPA / 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)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
UMTS 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 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, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.29 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.29 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
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+
--Samsung Pay
- Fast battery charging
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Versions
- Versions: A510F (EMEA); A510F/DS (KAZ, RUS); A510M (LATAM); A510M/DS (BRA, CHL); A510FD (SEA, IND); A510Y/DS (AUS, TWN, NZL, PHL); A5100 (HKG, CHN). Also known as Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) Duos with du

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