Samsung Galaxy A14 vs Apple iPhone XS
56
out of 100
VS
57
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.6-inch Samsung Galaxy A14 (with MediaTek Helio G80) that was released on February 28, 2023, against the Apple iPhone XS, which is powered by Apple A12 Bionic and came out 54 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A14
- Comes with 2342 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 2658 mAh
- Has a 0.8 inch larger screen size
- Modern USB Type-C port
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- The phone is 4-years and 6-months newer
- Fingerprint scanner
- Has an ultra-wide angle camera lens
- Has 2 SIM card slots
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone XS
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 2.9x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (600K versus 206K)
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- Delivers 45% higher peak brightness (641 against 443 nits)
- Handles Qi wireless charging up to 10W
- Optical image stabilization
- Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Samsung
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A12 Bionic
- Stereo speakers
- Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
- OLED display (versus competitor''s PLS TFT)
- 14% higher pixel density (458 vs 400 PPI)
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (
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) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | PLS TFT | OLED |
| Size | 6.6 inches | 5.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2408 pixels | 1125 x 2436 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 400 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | 625 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 80.2% | 82.9% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 97.3% | 98.8% |
| PWM | 343500 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 26 ms | 4.4 ms |
| Contrast | 989:1 | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 167.7 mm (6.6 inches) | 143.6 mm (5.65 inches) |
| Width | 78 mm (3.07 inches) | 70.9 mm (2.79 inches) |
| Thickness | 9.1 mm (0.36 inches) | 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 201 g (7.09 oz) | 177 g (6.24 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP68 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Green, Red | Silver, Gold, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G80 | Apple A12 Bionic |
| Max clock | 2000 MHz | 2490 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture |
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75 |
- 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Tempest
- 2 cores at 2.49 GHz: Vortex |
| L3 cache | 1 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G52 MP2 | Apple A12 GPU |
| GPU shading units | 48 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~91.2 GFLOPS | ~576 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 63599 | 151927 |
| GPU | 31964 | 141208 |
| Memory | 61183 | 104587 |
| UX | 48227 | 200467 |
| Total score | 206622 | 600311 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 40.8 °C | 44.8 °C |
| Stability | 98% | 63% |
| Graphics test | 4 FPS | 34 FPS |
| Graphics score | 715 | 5700 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 5357 | - |
| Video editing | 4020 | - |
| Photo editing | 9822 | - |
| Data manipulation | 5248 | - |
| Writing score | 8087 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 4, 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1800 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64, 128 GB | 64, 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 | iOS 12 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17) |
| ROM | One UI Core 5.0 | - |
| OS size | 17.3 GB | 11.8 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 2658 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes, Qi (10 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (27% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 60 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:18 hr | 2:40 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 07:30 hr |
| Watching video | - | 09:19 hr |
| Gaming | - | 04:43 hr |
| Standby | - | 80 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | LED | Quad LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Lenses | 3 (50 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP) | 2 (12 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Phase autofocus |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Apple iSight X (CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens | - |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 52 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.4" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 5 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 |
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| Macro lens |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 |
- |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 7 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4128 x 3096 | 3088 x 2316 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 32 mm |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.1 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | SPP, PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, HDP, GAP, GAVDP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC * | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM * | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat * | 7 | 16 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Budget | Flagship |
| Announced | February 2023 | September 2018 |
| Release date | March 2023 | September 2018 |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.99 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.99 W/kg |
| Sensors |
- Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Not included | - |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Apple iPhone XS . But if the battery life and connectivity are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy A14 .
