Apple iPhone XS vs Samsung Galaxy A13 Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone XS

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Samsung Galaxy A13

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Apple iPhone XS or Samsung Galaxy A13 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone XS Samsung Galaxy A13
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Release date 2018, September 2022, March 04
Dimensions (HxWxD) 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm | 5.65 x 5.65 x 2.79 in 165.1 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm | 6.5 x 6.5 x 3.01 in
Weight 177 g | 6.24 oz 195 g | 6.88 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, stainless steel frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back
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Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold Black, White, Peach, Blue
Battery 2658 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable
Battery life Talking time - Up to 20 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 60 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED PLS TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.8" in 6.6" in
Screen area 84.4 cm2 104.9 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 82.9% 83.2%
Screen resolution 1125 x 2436 px 1080 x 2408 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 458 PPI 400 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other specs - 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 50 MP, Quad
Camera specs -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
-50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
-5 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/5", 1.12µm
-2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
-2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
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 106
DxOMark Photo 110
DxOMark Video 96
Front camera, selfie 7 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) 8 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@60fps 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 82
DxOMark Photo 81
DxOMark Video 82

Performance

Operating system - OS iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3 Android 12, One UI 4.1
Chipset - Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) - Exynos 850 (8nm)
- Mediatek MT6769V/CU Helio G80 (12 nm)
CPU - Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest) - Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
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Mediatek MT6769V/CU Helio G80 (12 nm)
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Mali-G52
Mali-G52 MC2
External memory No microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM 32GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 676363
Antutu 10 CPU 187714
Antutu 10 GPU 175166
Antutu 10 Mem 144453
Antutu 10 UX 187714
Antutu 9 Total 122753
Antutu 8 Total 414119
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1275
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 2576
GeekBench 6 Metal 8071
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1109 163
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2472 945

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / 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), 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
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes Yes (market/region dependent)
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.49 W/kg (head)
SAR EU - 0.37 W/kg (head) 1.39 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, compass, proximity
Other extras
- 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)

- Fast charging 15W
Versions
- Versions: A2097 (Global market) A1920 (USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands) A2100 (China, Hong Kong); A2098 (Japan)

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