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Apple iPhone XS Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S8 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S8
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4.5 out of 5
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4.5 out of 5
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5 stars
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4.4 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
37 user ratings
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37 %
4 stars
48 %
3 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 12Android 8.0Android 7.0
CPU cores6-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 ProSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
CPU clock speed
N/A
2.15 GHz2.3 GHz
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 530ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory
N/A
4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.8 in5.0 in5.8 in
Resolution2436 x 1125 px1920 x 1080 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologySuper Retina HDAMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density458.0 ppi441.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
HDRyes
N/A
yes
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Panel type
N/A
OLEDOLED
Dual screen support
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyes
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.3 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.4
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Optical zoom2x
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.3"1/2.55"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.0 f
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution
N/A
4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
240.0 fps240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocus
N/A
yesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detection
  • Body and face detection
  • Face recognition
yesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
LED Flash
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Face detection
  • Body and face detection
  • Face recognition
yesyes
HDR modeSmart HDR
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2
N/A
F/1.7
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.3"1/2.55"
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual

Storage

Internal storage
  • 256 GB
  • 512 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
64 GB
Memory card reader
N/A
noyes
Types of memory card supported
N/A
No memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
256GB

Dimensions

Height5.65 in5.66 in5.86 in
Width2.79 in2.74 in2.68 in
Depth0.3 in0.29 in0.31 in
Weight6.24 oz5.04 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
yesyes
Magnetometer
N/A
yes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnono
Sim card size
  • e-SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version5.04.25.0
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionLightningUSBUSB
DLNA certified
N/A
yesno
Bluetooth profile
N/A
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
3.0/3.1
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
Video output
N/A
NoDisplayPort over USB-C
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
USB Type-C

Cellular

Data transmission
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • LTE
  • DC-HSDPA
  • LTE Advanced
  • VoLTE
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoWiFi
  • Gigabit LTE
HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
2G GSM
N/A
yesyes
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTE
N/A
yesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yes
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
Google Cast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Talk time20.0 h26.0 h20.0 h
Wireless charging yesnoyes
Wireless charging standardQi
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Replaceable battery
N/A
nono
Battery capacity
N/A
2770.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time
N/A
456.0 h326.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
yesyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
USB Power Delivery
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge

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