Compare Apple iPhone XS vs. Samsung Galaxy S9

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

Apple iPhone XS	Samsung Galaxy S9

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 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.
Head to Head
Thinner (10%) Probably more versatile rear camera May have more storage	Lighter (9%) Much better quality screen (20%) Probably better rear camera Probably better front camera Much more processing power (27%) Better battery capacity (11%)

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