Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A2 Core vs Apple iPhone XS

Samsung Galaxy A2 Core
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple
Announced Not announced yet September 2018
Status Rumored Coming Soon - September 2018
Colors Black, Blue Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm
(5.65 x 2.79 x 0.3 in)
Weight - 177 g (6.24 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and e-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 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)
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)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.1 Oreo (Go edition) iOS 12
Processor Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm) [Similar] Hexa-core, Apple A12 Bionic
GPU Mali-T830 MP1 [Similar] Apple GPU (4-core graphics) [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB 64/256/512 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 5.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) [Similar] 1125 x 2436 pixels (463 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 81.01%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP [Similar] Dual 12 MP + 12 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash Quad-LED dual-tone flash
Features 8 MP, f/2.2, 1.12µm, AF
HDR, Panorama
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
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound recording
Front Camera 5 MP, f/2.2, 1.12µm [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, HDR, 1080p@60fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
Browser Yes HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No
USB OTG Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 2600 mAh -
Stand by - -
Talk Time - Up to 20 h (3G)