Apple iPhone XS vs Samsung Galaxy C5

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Weight

  Galaxy C5: 34 g lighter

  iPhone XS:

  177 g

  Galaxy C5:

  143 g

• Width

  iPhone XS: 1.1 mm narrower

  iPhone XS:

  70.9 mm

  Galaxy C5:

  72 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Galaxy C5: 0.6 in smaller diagonal

  iPhone XS:

  5.8 in

  Galaxy C5:

  5.2 in

• Chipset

  iPhone XS:

  Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)

  Galaxy C5:

  Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 (28 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  iPhone XS:

  Dual

  Galaxy C5:

  Single

• Depth

  Galaxy C5: 1 mm thinner

  iPhone XS:

  7.7 mm

  Galaxy C5:

  6.7 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. iPhone XS

   Height:

   143.6 mm

   Width:

   70.9 mm

   Depth:

   7.7 mm +1 mm versus Galaxy C5

2. 2. Galaxy C5

   Height:

   145.9 mm +2.3 mm versus iPhone XS

   Width:

   72 mm +1.1 mm versus iPhone XS

   Depth:

   6.7 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. iPhone XS

   Screen diagonal:

   5.8 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   19.5:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   82.6 cm²

2. 2. Galaxy C5

   Screen diagonal:

   5.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   74.5 cm²

iPhone XS has approximately 10.8% more rectangular screen area than Galaxy C5.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.