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Apple vs Android: the phones of 2018

Phones launched in 2018: 2 iPhones on one side, 42 Android phones on the other, compared on the facts on record.

Apple · iOS2 models
Median weight
185.5 g
Median thickness
8 mm
Median battery
2,871 mAh
With a processor on record
2 of 2
Lightest
iPhone XS · 177 g
Biggest battery
iPhone XR · 2,942 mAh
Android42 models
Median weight
177 g
Median thickness
8 mm
Median battery
3,540 mAh
With a processor on record
24 of 42
Lightest
Nokia 3.1 · 138.3 g
Biggest battery
Huawei Mate 20 X · 5,000 mAh

iPhones of 2018

ModelSystemProcessorWeightStorageBattery
iPhone XSiOS 14Apple A12 Bionic177 g64 / 256 / 512 GB2,800 mAh
iPhone XRiOS 12Apple A12 Bionic194 g64 / 128 / 256 GB2,942 mAh
2 models · linked names have a full spec sheet · click a column to sort

Android phones of 2018

ModelMakerSystemProcessorWeightStorageBattery
Asus Zenfone Max Pro (M1)ASUSAndroid Oreo————
LG G7 ThinQLGAndroidQualcomm Snapdragon 845162 g——
Meizu 16MeizuAndroidQualcomm Snapdragon 845———
Nokia 1NokiaAndroid————
Nokia 2.1HMD GlobalAndroid————
Nokia 3.1NokiaAndroid PieMediaTek MT6750N138.3 g2 / 3 GB—
Phurun Hanul H-1—Android————
Shift6mShiftAndroid Oreo—199 g64 GB—
Xiaomi Mi A2XiaomiAndroid OneQualcomm Snapdragon 660166 g32 / 64 / 128 GB3,000 mAh
Xperia XA2 UltraSonyAndroid————
ZTE Blade V9ZTEAndroid—140 g——
Redmi Note 5XiaomiMIUI—181 g——
Nokia 7 PlusNokiaAndroidQualcomm Snapdragon———
Vivo apexvivoAndroid Oreo—185 g——
Samsung Galaxy S9SamsungAndroid———3,000 mAh
Huawei P20HuaweiEMUI—165 g——
Huawei P20 ProHuaweiAndroid OreoHiSilicon Kirin 970180 g—4,000 mAh
OnePlus 6OnePlusOxygenOSQualcomm Snapdragon 845177 g64 / 128 / 256 GB—
Samsung Galaxy J4SamsungAndroidExynos175 g——
Huawei Y5 Prime (2018)HuaweiAndroid OreoMediaTek MT6739———
Xiaomi Mi 8XiaomiAndroid—175 g——
Redmi 6XiaomiMIUI—146 g——
Redmi 6AXiaomiMIUI—145 g——
Redmi 6 ProXiaomiAndroid OreoQualcomm Snapdragon 625182 g——
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018)SamsungAndroid OreoExynos———
Huawei Nova 3iHuaweiAndroidHiSilicon Kirin 710———
Xperia XZ2 PremiumSonyAndroid 10Qualcomm Snapdragon 845236 g6 GB3,540 mAh
Motorola Moto Z3MotorolaAndroid PieQualcomm Snapdragon 835156 g4 / 6 GB3,000 mAh
Motorola Moto Z3 PlayMotorolaAndroid PieQualcomm Snapdragon 636—4 / 6 GB3,000 mAh
Pocophone F1XiaomiAndroidQualcomm Snapdragon 845182 g—4,000 mAh
Samsung Galaxy Note 9SamsungAndroid 10—201 g6 / 8 GB—
Redmi Note 6 ProXiaomiMIUIQualcomm Snapdragon182 g——
Huawei Mate 20 ProHuaweiAndroid PieHiSilicon Kirin 980189 g128 GB4,200 mAh
Huawei Mate 20 XHuaweiAndroidHiSilicon Kirin 980232 g—5,000 mAh
Pixel 3GoogleAndroid PieQualcomm Snapdragon 845—64 / 128 GB—
Xiaomi Mi MIX 3XiaomiAndroid Pie————
ASUS ROG PhoneASUSAndroidQualcomm Snapdragon 845———
OnePlus 6TOnePlusOxygenOSQualcomm Snapdragon 845185 g128 GB3,700 mAh
Huawei Honor 10 LiteHuaweiAndroidHiSilicon Kirin 710162 g—3,400 mAh
Huawei Nova 4HuaweiAndroid————
Yandex SmartphoneYandexAndroidQualcomm Snapdragon163 g64 GB—
Nokia 8.1HMD GlobalAndroid————
42 models · linked names have a full spec sheet · click a column to sort