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Samsung Galaxy Note 5 vs Apple iPhone XR

 
Brief information about compared phones: Apple iPhone XR , Samsung Galaxy Note 5

Apple iPhone XR 2018 year of release, cpu Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest), screen 6.1", with resolution 828x1792. Smartphone has 7 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 2015 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53), screen 5.7", with resolution 1440x2560. Smartphone has 5 megapixel front camera and 16 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.1" inch 5.7" inch
Screen area 90.3 cm2 88.5 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 79.0% 75.9%
Screen resolution 828 x 1792 px 1440 x 2560 px
PPI /points per inch/ 326 PPI 518 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Camera specs 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF
Functions HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@60fps 1440p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 7 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1'', 1.34µm
DxOMark Main Score 101
DxOMark Photo 103
DxOMark Video 96
Performance Operating system OS iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3 Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
Processor CPU Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest) Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Mali-T760MP8
External memory No No
Internal memory 64/128/256 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/64/128 GB, 512GB 4GB
Antutu 7 score 346555 116282
GeekBench 4 Single Core 4819 1303
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 11408 4028
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2908
Antutu 8 score 418882
GeekBench 4 Battery 1752
GeekBench 5 Single Core 244
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 926
General specs Release date 2018, September 2015, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 150.9 Х 75.7 Х 8.3 mm 153.2 Х 76.1 Х 7.6 mm
Weight 194 g 171 g
Colors Black, Red, Yellow, Blue, Coral, White Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Silver Titan, White Pearl
Battery 2942 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 850 EUR 470 EUR
Battery life Talking time- Up to 25 h (3G) Music play - Up to 65 h Talking time- Up to 22 h (3G) Music play - Up to 64 h
Body build Front/back glass, aluminum frame (7000 series) Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM) Nano-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900   CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100   CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600) Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps/ LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.53 W/kg (head)     1.28 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.45 W/kg (head)     0.58 W/kg (body)    
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack No Yes
Others True-tone -Wide color gamut -120 Hz touch-sensing 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop Sensors Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min -Qi wireless charging -Siri natural language commands and dictation - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 - Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) -ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Stylus -Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - Versions: N920T (T-Mobile); N920A (AT&T); N920I (Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Canada); N920G (LATAM); N920G/DS (Brazil, India)

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy iPhone XR
  • Screen 6.1"
Reasons to buy Galaxy Note 5
  • Screen 5.7"
  • Main camera 16 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB