Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone XS vs Samsung Galaxy A35 vs OnePlus Nord CE5

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung OnePlus
Announced September 2018 March 2024 July 2025
Status Coming Soon - September 2018 Coming Soon - March 2024 Available - July 2025
Price - - Rs. 24,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold Black; other colors Marble Mist, Black Infinity, Nexus Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm
(5.65 x 2.79 x 0.3 in)
161.7 x 78 x 8.2 mm
(6.37 x 3.07 x 0.32 in)
163.6 x 76 x 8.2 mm
(6.44 x 2.99 x 0.32 in)
Weight 177 g (6.24 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM and e-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network 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), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) LTE 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41
5G Network - SA/NSA/Sub6 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.44 W/kg (head)
0.92 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP65 dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 12 Android 14 Android 15, up to 4 major Android upgrades
User Interface - One UI 6.1 OxygenOS 15
Processor Hexa-core, Apple A12 Bionic Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Exynos 1380 (5 nm) Octa-core (1x3.35 GHz Cortex-A715 & 3x3.20 GHz Cortex-A715 & 4x2.20 GHz Cortex-A510), Mediatek Dimensity 8350 Apex (4 nm)
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Mali-G68 MP5 Mali G615-MC6
RAM 4 GB 8 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 64/256/512 GB 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
500 Nits, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
FHD+ Fluid AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate, HDR10+
800 Nits (typ), 1300 Nits (HBM), 1430 Nits (peak)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 1B colors
Size 5.8 inches 6.6 inches 6.77 inches
Resolution 1125 x 2436 pixels (463 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (390 ppi) 1080 x 2392 pixels (388 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 81.01% 84.99% 89.04%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP + 12 MP 50 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP 50 MP + 8 MP
Flash Quad-LED dual-tone flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm, 1.0µm, OIS, PDAF, 2x optical zoom, HDR
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.96", PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.95", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, 16mm, 112˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Ultra HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound recording 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30/60fps (HDR), 1080p@30/60/120/480fps, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS, OIS
Front Camera 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, HDR, 1080p@60fps [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.4, 23mm (wide), 1/3.0", 1.0µm
Panorama
1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LHDC 5
Wi-Fi 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Browser HTML5 (Safari) Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer 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 not present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 25W
Non-removable Si/C Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 80W wired
Bypass charging
Capacity - 5000 mAh 7100 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 20 h (3G) - -