Compare Apple iPhone XS vs. Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018)

	Apple iPhone XS	Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018)
Specifications
Brand	Apple	Samsung
Model	A1920, A2097, A2098, A2099, A2100	-
Release Date	September 2018	January 2018
Operating System	iOS 12	Experience UI (Android 7.1)
Dimensions
Size	143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 in	159.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm 6.30 x 2.98 x 0.33 in
Weight	177 g 6.24 oz	191 g 6.74 oz
Screen
Size	5.85 inches	6.0 inches
Resolution	1,125 x 2,436 pixels	1,080 x 2,220 pixels
PPI	458	411
Features	OLED	OLED
Cameras
Rear	Dual camera 12 MP f/1.8 Wide 12 MP f/2.4 Telephoto	16 MP f/1.7 Wide
Front	Dual camera 7 MP f/2.2 Standard SL	Dual camera 16 MP f/1.9 Wide 8 MP f/1.9 Wide
Storage
Memory	4 GB	4 GB
Fixed	64 GB 256 GB 512 GB	32 GB 64 GB
Removable	-	microSDXC
Processor
Chip	Apple A12 Bionic Hexa-core processor 7 nm	Samsung Exynos 7885 Octa-core processor 14 nm
CPU	2x 2.49 GHz Vortex 4x 1.52 GHz Tempest	2x 2.20 GHz Cortex-A73 6x 1.60 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU	Apple-designed four-core	Mali-G71 MP2
Battery
Capacity	2,658 mAh	3,500 mAh
Features	Fast charging 15W	Fast charging 18W
Removable
Connectivity
5G
NFC
3.5 mm Audio Jack
Micro USB
USB Type-C
Lightning

Apple iPhone XS	Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018)

Released in September 2018. Features 5.85 inches screen with a resolution of 1,125 x 2,436 pixels and 458 ppi. Hexa-core processor Apple A12 Bionic with up to 4 GB memory and 512 GB storage. It has 2,658 mAh battery.	Released in January 2018. Features 6.0 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 2,220 pixels and 411 ppi. Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7885 with up to 4 GB memory and 64 GB storage. It has 3,500 mAh battery.
Head to Head
Lighter (8%) Thinner (8%) Better quality screen (10%) Probably more versatile rear camera May have more storage	Slightly larger screen (2%) Probably better rear camera Probably better front camera More processing power (8%) Much better battery capacity (24%) Battery with better fast charging (17%)

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