Apple iPhone Xs vs Samsung Galaxy S9: Battle of flagships

NEW DELHI: Apple finally unveiled its 2018 lineup of iPhones at an event held in its new campus Apple Park in Cupertino, Califiornia. The company has launched three iPhones this year -- iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR. All the three iPhones are powered by the company's latest A12 Bionic chipset and will run on iOS 12 operating system out of the box. Among all the three iPhones, iPhone XS has the smallest display and and looks a lot like the last year launched iPhone X.

The smartphone will compete against Samsung's flagship smartphone Galaxy S9 which was launched earlier this year. So, here we bring to you a spec-by-spec comparison of iPhone XS with Samsung Galaxy S9.

Specifications	Apple iPhone XS	Samsung Galaxy S9
Display	5.8-inch Super Retina OLED display with 2436x1125 pixels resolution	5.8 inch Super AMOLED display with 1440 x 2960 pixels resolution
Processor	Apple A12 Bionic chipset	Samsung's octa-core Exynos 9810 processor
RAM	NA	4GB
Storage	64GB, 256GB, 512GB	64GB, 128GB, 256GB
Camera	Dual rear camera with two 12MP sensors and 7MP front camera	12MP rear camera and 8MP front camera
Battery	NA	3,000
Operating system	iOS 12	Android 8.0 Oreo
Weight and dimension	176 grams, 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30	163 grams, 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
Special features	Water-resistant (IP68); dual-SIM capabilities (nano-SIM and e-SIM); wireless charging; Face ID, Animoji	Dual-aperture camera, water-resistant (IP68); super slo-mo video; wireless charging; iris scanning
Price	Starting at