Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone XS vs Samsung Galaxy A05s vs Samsung Galaxy A15 5G

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Samsung
Announced September 2018 September 2023 December 2023
Status Coming Soon - September 2018 Coming Soon - October 2023 Coming Soon - December 2023
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold Black, Silver, Light Green, Violet Black, Personality Yellow, Fantasy Blue, Optimistic Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm
(5.65 x 2.79 x 0.3 in)
168 x 77.8 x 8.8 mm
(6.61 x 3.06 x 0.35 in)
160.1 x 76.8 x 8.4 mm
(6.3 x 3.02 x 0.33 in)
Weight 177 g (6.24 oz) 194 g (6.84 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM and e-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual sim model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network 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), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 LTE
5G Network - - SA/NSA
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.58 W/kg (head)
1.31 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 12 Android 13 Android 14
Processor Hexa-core, Apple A12 Bionic Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 265 Silver), Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 680 4G (6 nm) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek Dimensity 6100+ (6 nm)
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Adreno 610 Mali-G57 MC2
RAM 4 GB 6 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 64/256/512 GB 128 GB 256 GB
External Memory No microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating FHD+ PLS LCD Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
800 Nits (HBM)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.8 inches 6.7 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1125 x 2436 pixels (463 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (393 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (396 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 81.01% 82.84% 84.56%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no yes yes
Radio No Unspecified Unspecified
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP + 12 MP 50 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 50 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP
Flash Quad-LED dual-tone flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm, 1.0µm, OIS, PDAF, 2x optical zoom, HDR
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF
5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound recording 1080p@30/60fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, HDR, 1080p@60fps [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.0

1080p@30fps [Similar]
13 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE 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 Yes
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Browser HTML5 (Safari) Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM eMMC 5.1 256 GB, 8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor not present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor not present magnetic field sensor not present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor not present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 25W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 25W
Capacity - 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 20 h (3G) - -