Product
Apple iPhone XS
Apple iPhone XS
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
Battery
Charging 15W wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 minWireless (Qi) 25W wired, PD3.0, 50% in 30 min 15W wireless Reverse wireless
Type Li-Ion 2658 mAh, non-removable (10.13 Wh) Li-Ion 4500 mAh
Body
Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), stainless steel frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame
Dimensions 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm (5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 in) 155.7 x 74.5 x 7.9 mm (6.13 x 2.93 x 0.31 in)
SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight 177 g (6.24 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz)
  IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 2m for 30 min)Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
NFC Yes Yes
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Radio No Unspecified
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 USB Type-C, OTG
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Display
Protection Scratch-resistant glass Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Resolution 1125 x 2436 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density) 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)
Size 5.8 inches, 84.4 cm2 (~82.9% screen-to-body ratio) 6.4 inches, 100.5 cm2 (~86.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Type Super Retina OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 625 nits (HBM) Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+
  3D Touch -
Features
Sensors Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
  - Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) Circle to Search
Launch
Announced 2018, September 12. Released 2018, September 21 2022, January 04
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2022, January 07
Main Camera
Dual 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom -
Features Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Triple - 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.4, 76mm (telephoto), 1/4.5", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.12µm
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR10+, gyro-EIS
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM, 512GB 4GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
  NVMe UFS 3.1
Misc
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold White, Graphite, Lavender, Olive
Models A2097, A1920, A2100, A2098, iPhone11,2 SM-G990B, SM-G990B/DS, SM-G990U, SM-G990U1, SM-G990W, SM-G990E, SM-G9900, SM-G990B2, SM-G990U2, SM-G990W2, SM-G990U3
SAR 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)     0.77 W/kg (head)     0.90 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)     0.95 W/kg (head)     1.48 W/kg (body)    
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 - A2097 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66 - International
5G bands - 1, 3, 5, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat19 1600/200 Mbps, 5G
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 - A1920, A2100 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
Platform
Chipset Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - Version 1Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - Version 2
CPU Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest) Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) - Version 1Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - Version 2
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Adreno 660 - Version 1Mali-G78 MP14 - Version 2
OS iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 18.5 Android 12, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1
Selfie camera
Features HDR HDR
Single 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm
Video 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Sound
3.5mm jack No No
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
  - 32-bit/384kHz audio
Tests
Audio quality Noise -93.7dB / Crosstalk -82.8dB -
Battery (old) Endurance rating 72h Endurance rating 92h
Camera Photo / Video Photo / Video
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 5.171 (sunlight) 792 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker Voice 71dB / Noise 75dB / Ring 78dB -26.9 LUFS (Good)
Performance AnTuTu: 346379 (v7)GeekBench: 11472 (v4.4)GFXBench: 47fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) AnTuTu: 566529 (v8), 719696 (v9) GeekBench: 3049 (v5.1) GFXBench: 56fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)