Comparison of Apple iPhone XS and Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016)

Comparison of Apple iPhone XS and Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016) [S]ave

Attribute	Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016) ×	Apple iPhone XS ×
General
Brand	Samsung	Apple
Launch
Announced	2015-12-01	2018-09-12
Body
Width (mm)	7.4	7.7
Length (mm)	161.7	143.6
Height (mm)	80.9	70.9
Weight (g)	200	177
SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM)	Nano-SIM, eSIM
Front	Glass	Glass
Back	Glass	Glass
Frame	Aluminum	Steel
Network
Technology	GSM HSPA LTE	CDMA EVDO GSM HSPA LTE
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	CDMA2000 1xEV HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 38, 39, 40, 41	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 - A2097 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Platform
OS	Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop)	iOS 12
Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 (28 nm)	Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)
CPU	Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53)	Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)
GPU	Adreno 510	Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
Memory
Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	No
Internal	32GB 3GB RAM	256GB 4GB RAM 512GB 4GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM
Display
Size (in)	6	5.8
Resolution (px)	1080 x 1920	1125 x 2436
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Display Type	Super AMOLED	Super Retina OLED
Battery
Type	Li-Ion	Li-Ion
Charging	Fast charging 18W	Fast charging 15W, 50% in 30 min (advertised), USB Power Delivery 2.0, Qi wireless charging
Capcity (mAh)	4000	2658
Main Camera
Main Camera Type	Single	Dual
Main Camera Properties	13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, AF, OIS	12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Main Camera Video	1080p@30fps	4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Main Camera Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Selfie Camera
Selfie Camera Type	Single	Dual
Selfie Camera Properties	8 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide)	7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Selfie Camera Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera Features	-	HDR
Comms
WLAN	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
Bluetooth	4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS	+	+
NFC	+	+
Radio	FM radio, RDS, recording	No
USB	microUSB 2.0	Lightning, USB 2.0
Sound
Loudspeaker	+	+
3.5mm jack	+	-
Features
Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted) accelerometer compass proximity	Face ID accelerometer barometer compass gyro proximity
Misc
Colors	Champagne Gold Midnight Black Pearl White Pink	Gold Silver Space Gray
Models	SM-A9000 SM-A900F	A1920 A2097 A2098 A2100
SAR EU Head (W/kg)	0.18	0.99
SAR EU Body (W/kg)	0.55	0.99
SAR Head (W/kg)	1.19	1.19
SAR Body (W/kg)	1.33	1.18
Talk time (h)	-	Up to 14 h (multimedia)
Music play (h)	-	60