Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 vs Apple iPhone XR
80
out of 100
VS
56
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2) that was released on July 26, 2023, against the Apple iPhone XR, which is powered by Apple A12 Bionic and came out 59 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 Z Flip 5
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
- 75% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1125K versus 643K)
- Comes with 758 mAh larger battery capacity: 3700 vs 2942 mAh
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Delivers 71% higher peak brightness (1102 against 643 nits)
- Modern USB Type-C port
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- The phone is 4-years and 11-months newer
- Fingerprint scanner
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone XR
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- Shows 21% longer battery life (33:01 vs 27:13 hours)
- Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Samsung
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
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2640 pixels | 828 x 1792 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 21.9:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 425 ppi | 326 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 625 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.5% | 79% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
- |
| RGB color space | 97.3% | 100% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 1 ms | 32.8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | 1920:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 165.1 mm (6.5 inches) | 150.9 mm (5.94 inches) |
| Width | 71.9 mm (2.83 inches) | 75.7 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 187 g (6.6 oz) | 194 g (6.84 oz) |
| Waterproof | IPX8 | IP67 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Gray, Green, Purple, Yellow | White, Black, Blue, Red, Orange, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Apple A12 Bionic |
| Max clock | 3200 MHz | 2490 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture |
- 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3 |
- 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Tempest
- 2 cores at 2.49 GHz: Vortex |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Apple A12 GPU |
| GPU shading units | 2560 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3481.6 GFLOPS | ~576 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 388586 | 180501 |
| GPU | 222126 | 203202 |
| Memory | 241250 | 123963 |
| UX | 269260 | 132209 |
| Total score | 1125759 | 643548 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 55.8 °C | 42.6 °C |
| Stability | - | 69% |
| Graphics test | 57 FPS | 31 FPS |
| Graphics score | 9567 | 5207 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8, 12 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256, 512 GB | 64, 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 | iOS 12 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17) |
| ROM | One UI 5.1.1 | - |
| OS size | 40 GB | 11.1 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 3700 mAh | 2942 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes, Qi (10 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (55% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:19 hr | 1:43 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:59 hr | 11:16 hr |
| Watching video | 12:19 hr | 12:45 hr |
| Gaming | 03:56 hr | 05:07 hr |
| Standby | 94 hr | 123 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Quad LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | - |
| Lenses | 2 (12 MP + 12 MP) | 1 (12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 1.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.76", Samsung S5K2LD (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Apple iSight X (BSI CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/3.06", Sony IMX258 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
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| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode
- RAW support |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 from DxOMark | - |
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 7 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 3088 x 2316 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 32 mm |
| Pixel size | 1.22 microns | - |
| Sensor type | ISOCELL CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3" | - |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 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 | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging
- OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC * | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM * | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat * | 20 | 12 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | July 2023 | September 2018 |
| Release date | August 2023 | October 2018 |
| SAR (head) | 0.6 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.45 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
| Sensors |
- Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - 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
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 is definitely a better buy.
