Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Apple iPhone X vs Apple iPhone XR

Price Comparison (India)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Apple
Announced March 2017 September 2017 September 2018
Status Available - April 2017 Coming Soon - September 2017 Coming Soon - October 2018
Price Rs. 57,900 ($720.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 89,000 ($999.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 59,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold Space Gray, Silver Black, Red, Yellow, Blue, Coral
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm
(5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm
(5.65 x 2.79 x 0.3 in)
150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm
(5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz) 194 g (6.84 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Nano-SIM Nano-SIM and e-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 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), 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1.5 meters and 30 minutes
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Notification LED Yes Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) iOS 11 iOS 12
Processor Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
Exynos 8895 Octa
Hexa-core, Apple A11 Bionic Hexa-core, Apple A12 Bionic
GPU Adreno 540 - Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
RAM 4 GB 3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 64/256 GB 64/128/256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Ion-strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.8 inches 5.8 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 1125 x 2436 pixels (463 ppi) 828 x 1792 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.06% 81.01% 79.83%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP Dual 12 MP 12 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Quad-LED (dual Tone) Flash Quad-LED dual-tone flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 aperture, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.8 & f/2.4, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 8MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) f/1.8, 28mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF, HDR
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps 1080p@60fps
Front Camera 8 MP, AF [Similar] 7 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, HDR, 1080@60fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.0, reversible connector; magnetic connector 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/256 GB, 3 GB RAM 64/128/256 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No No
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 3000 mAh - -
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - Up to 25 h (3G)