Samsung Galaxy A13 5G vs Apple iPhone XS Max Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A13 5G

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Samsung Galaxy A13 5G or Apple iPhone XS Max Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A13 5G Apple iPhone XS Max
Rating (+1) (+3)
Release date 2021, December 02 2018, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 164.5 x 76.5 x 8.8 mm | 6.48 x 6.48 x 3.01 in 157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm | 6.2 x 6.2 x 3.05 in
Weight 195 g | 6.88 oz 208 g | 7.34 oz
Body Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame Front/back glass, stainless steel frame
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Colors Black Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 3174 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 PLS TFT Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.5" in 6.5" in
Screen area 102.0 cm2 102.9 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 81.1% 84.4%
Screen resolution 720 x 1600 px 1242 x 2688 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 270 PPI 458 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - 90Hz - Dolby Vision
-HDR10
-Wide color gamut
-3D Touch
-True-tone
-120 Hz touch-sensing
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 50 MP, Triple 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -50 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), PDAF
-2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
-2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
-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, panorama, HDR Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
DxOMark Main Score 106
DxOMark Photo 110
DxOMark Video 96
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 7 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.0, (wide) 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@60fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 82
DxOMark Photo 81
DxOMark Video 82

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 11, One UI iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3
Chipset - MediaTek MT6833 Dimensity 700 5G (7 nm) - Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)
GPU Mali-G57 MC2 Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
External memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 64GB 4GB RAM 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 676031
Antutu 10 CPU 184996
Antutu 10 GPU 176588
Antutu 10 Mem 142942
Antutu 10 UX 184996
Antutu 9 Total 258536
Antutu 8 Total 431328
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1275
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 2594
GeekBench 6 Metal 8105
GeekBench 5 Single Core 547 1111
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1669 2477
GeekBench 4 Single Core 4208
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 10588

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China 
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) - A2101 
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) - A1921 
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) - A2104
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE, 5G 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 Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB USB Type-C 2.0 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.27 W/kg (head) 0.58 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Virtual proximity sensing
- Fast charging 15W

- Siri natural language commands and dictation
- Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min
-Qi wireless charging
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Versions
- Versions: A2101 (Global market) A1921 (USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands) A2104 (China, Hong Kong); A2102 (Japan)

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