Compare Samsung Galaxy S9 vs. Apple iPhone XS

	Samsung Galaxy S9	Apple iPhone XS
Specifications
Brand	Samsung	Apple
Model	-	A1920, A2097, A2098, A2099, A2100
Release Date	March 2018	September 2018
Operating System	Experience UI (Android 8.0)	iOS 12
Dimensions
Size	147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 in	143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 in
Weight	163 g 5.75 oz	177 g 6.24 oz
Screen
Size	5.8 inches	5.85 inches
Resolution	1,440 x 2,960 pixels	1,125 x 2,436 pixels
PPI	570	458
Features	OLED	OLED
Cameras
Rear	12 MP f/1.5 Wide	Dual camera 12 MP f/1.8 Wide 12 MP f/2.4 Telephoto
Front	Dual camera 8 MP f/1.7 Wide 2 MP Iris	Dual camera 7 MP f/2.2 Standard SL
Storage
Memory	4 GB	4 GB
Fixed	64 GB 128 GB 256 GB	64 GB 256 GB 512 GB
Removable	microSDXC	-
Processor
Chip	Samsung Exynos 9810 Octa-core processor 10 nm	Apple A12 Bionic Hexa-core processor 7 nm
CPU	4x 2.70 GHz Mongoose M3 4x 1.80 GHz Cortex-A55	2x 2.49 GHz Vortex 4x 1.52 GHz Tempest
GPU	Mali-G72 MP18	Apple-designed four-core
Battery
Capacity	3,000 mAh	2,658 mAh
Features	Fast charging 15W	Fast charging 15W
Removable
Connectivity
5G
NFC
3.5 mm Audio Jack
Micro USB
USB Type-C
Lightning

Samsung Galaxy S9	Apple iPhone XS

Released in March 2018. Features 5.8 inches screen with a resolution of 1,440 x 2,960 pixels and 570 ppi. Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 9810 with up to 4 GB memory and 256 GB storage. It has 3,000 mAh battery.	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.
Head to Head
Lighter (9%) Much better quality screen (20%) Probably better rear camera Probably better front camera Much more processing power (27%) Better battery capacity (11%)	Thinner (10%) Probably more versatile rear camera May have more storage

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