Samsung Galaxy A54 5G vs Apple iPhone XS Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A54 5G

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Samsung Galaxy A54 5G or Apple iPhone XS Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A54 5G Apple iPhone XS
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Release date 2023, March 14 2018, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158.2 x 76.7 x 8.2 mm | 6.23 x 6.23 x 3.02 in 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm | 5.65 x 5.65 x 2.79 in
Weight 202 g | 7.13 oz 177 g | 6.24 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame Front/back glass, stainless steel frame
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Colors Lime, Graphite, Violet, White Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 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 Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.4" in 5.8" in
Screen area 100.5 cm2 84.4 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 82.9% 82.9%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1125 x 2436 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI 458 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - 120Hz, HDR10+, 1000 nits (HBM) - 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, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
-12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm
-5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
-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 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@480fps 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
DxOMark Main Score 104 106
DxOMark Photo 106 110
DxOMark Video 115 96
Front camera, selfie 32 MP, Single 7 MP, Single
Specifications 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 0.8µm 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
Functions HDR HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps 1080p@60fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 82
DxOMark Photo 81
DxOMark Video 82

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 13, One UI 5.1 iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3
Chipset - Exynos 1380 (5 nm) - Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)
GPU Mali-G68 MP5 Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No
Internal memory 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 590616 676363
Antutu 10 CPU 191351 187714
Antutu 10 GPU 136765 175166
Antutu 10 Mem 112999 144453
Antutu 10 UX 191351 187714
Antutu 9 Total 512020
Antutu 8 Total 414119
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 977 1275
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 2760 2576
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 3007
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 3015
GeekBench 6 Metal 8071
GeekBench 5 Single Core 777 1109
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2600 2472

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM, eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
-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, LTE-A, 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/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
GPS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes (market/region dependent) Yes
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.81 W/kg (head) 0.67 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.69 W/kg (head) 1.34 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer (USA only) - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Fast charging 25W
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)

- 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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