Device Evolution — iPhone XR (2018) versus Samsung Galaxy S25 FE (2025)

Unit A · Personal · 2018
2018
iPhone XR
6.1" LCD · 60 Hz · 3 GB · Single lens · Lightning
Unit B · Personal · 2025
2025
Galaxy S25 FE
6.7" AMOLED · 120 Hz · 8 GB · Triple lens · USB-C
§ 00 · Transformation
Re-plot
Plot of iPhone XR followed by Galaxy S25 FE in the same blueprint frame

PLOTTING UNIT A · XR · 2018 PLOTTING UNIT B · S25 FE · 2025

Elevations — front and rear, dimensional

§ 01 · Unit A · 2018 · Front

iPhone XR · front

iPhone XR front elevation, 150.9 by 75.7 millimetres Front orthographic elevation of iPhone XR. Body 150.9 by 75.7 millimetres with 14 mm corner radius. 6.1 inch LCD with top-center trapezoidal notch pendant. Bottom edge: Lightning port flanked by speaker and microphone grilles. Left edge: silent slider above volume up and volume down. Right edge: sleep/wake button. 75.7 mm 150.9 mm A · NOTCH · TRUEDEPTH B · MUTE / RING C · LCD · 6.1" D · LIGHTNING · SPK / MIC
H × W × D150.9 · 75.7 · 8.3
Mass194 g
IngressIP67
§ 01 · Unit A · 2018 · Rear

iPhone XR · rear

iPhone XR rear elevation, single-lens camera island Rear elevation of iPhone XR. Same 150.9 by 75.7 mm body. Single rounded-square camera island in upper-left containing one 12 megapixel wide lens with f/1.8 aperture and OIS, a quad-LED True Tone flash, and a microphone hole. Apple logo centered mid-body. iPhone wordmark in lower third. 75.7 mm 150.9 mm iPhone A · 12 MP WIDE f/1.8 · SINGLE LENS B · QUAD-LED TRUE TONE C · ISLAND · 22 × 22 mm ≈ 22 mm
Lenses1 · wide
Main12 MP f/1.8 OIS
Video4K · 60 fps
§ 01 · Unit B · 2025 · Front

Galaxy S25 FE · front

Galaxy S25 FE front elevation, 161.3 by 76.6 millimetres Front orthographic elevation of Samsung Galaxy S25 FE. Body 161.3 by 76.6 mm with 10 mm corner radius and flatter rails than XR. 6.7 inch AMOLED with top-center punch-hole front camera and ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor in lower third. Bottom edge: USB-C port flanked by speaker and microphone grilles. Right edge: volume rocker above power button. 76.6 mm 161.3 mm FP A · PUNCH-HOLE · 12 MP B · ULTRASONIC FP C · AMOLED · 6.7" D · USB-C · SPK / MIC
H × W × D161.3 · 76.6 · 7.4
Mass~210 g
IngressIP68
§ 01 · Unit B · 2025 · Rear

Galaxy S25 FE · rear

Galaxy S25 FE rear elevation, three vertically-stacked discrete camera rings Rear elevation of Samsung Galaxy S25 FE. Same 161.3 by 76.6 mm body. Three discrete camera rings stacked vertically along the upper-left, no shared camera island. Top ring: 8 MP 3x telephoto with OIS. Middle ring (largest): 50 MP wide f/1.8 with OIS. Bottom ring: 12 MP ultrawide. LED flash and microphone to the right of the middle ring. SAMSUNG wordmark centered in lower third. 76.6 mm 161.3 mm SAMSUNG A · 8 MP 3× TELE OIS B · 50 MP WIDE f/1.8 OIS C · 12 MP ULTRAWIDE D · 3 RINGS · NO ISLAND ≈ 40 mm
Lenses3 · UW + W + 3×T
Main50 MP f/1.8 OIS
Video8K · 30 fps

Specifications.

§ 02 · iPhone XR · 2018
§ 02 · Galaxy S25 FE · 2025
Subsystem-by-subsystem comparison between iPhone XR (2018) and Samsung Galaxy S25 FE (2025) with delta column.
Subsystem iPhone XR · 2018 Galaxy S25 FE · 2025 Δ Delta
Display Display6.1" LCD · 1792×828 · 326 ppi · 60 Hz Display6.7" AMOLED 2X · 2340×1080 · 120 Hz · HDR10+ +0.6" · 2× refresh
Pixel density Pixel density326 ppi Pixel density~385 ppi +59 ppi · +18 %
SoC SoCApple A12 Bionic · 7 nm · 6C / 4C GPU SoCExynos 2400e · 4 nm · 10C / Xclipse GPU 7 → 4 nm
Memory Memory3 GB Memory8 GB LPDDR5X +5 GB · 2.67×
Storage Storage64 / 128 / 256 GB Storage128 / 256 / 512 GB · UFS 4.0 2× max · UFS 4.0
Rear camera Rear camera12 MP wide f/1.8 OIS · single Rear camera50 MP wide + 12 MP UW + 8 MP 3× tele 1 → 3 · +38 MP
Front camera Front camera7 MP f/2.2 · TrueDepth Front camera12 MP f/2.2 · punch-hole +5 MP · notch → cutout
Video Video4K @ 60 fps Video8K @ 30 fps · 4K @ 60 fps + 8K capture
Battery Battery2942 mAh Battery4900 mAh +1958 · +66 %
Charging ChargingLightning · 18 W · 7.5 W Qi ChargingUSB-C · 45 W · 15 W Qi · reverse 2.5× wired
Connectivity Connectivity4G LTE · Wi-Fi 5 · BT 5.0 Connectivity5G sub-6 · Wi-Fi 6E · BT 5.3 · NFC · UWB 4G → 5G · + UWB
Authentication AuthenticationFace ID · structured IR AuthenticationUltrasonic in-display FP · 2D face IR depth → ultrasonic
Operating system Operating systemiOS 12 → iOS 18 · ~6 yr support Operating systemOne UI 7 / Android 15 · 7-yr OS iOS → Android
Ingress IngressIP67 · 1 m · 30 min IngressIP68 · 1.5 m · 30 min IP67 → IP68
Weight Weight194 g Weight~210 g +16 g · +8 %

Figures sourced from manufacturer datasheets and verified spec pages. Δ column is informational, not a benchmark.

Capability deltas — quantitative bars

Memory.
§ 03 · × 2.67
iPhone XR
3 GB
Galaxy S25 FE
8 GB
Battery.
§ 03 · + 1958 mAh
iPhone XR
2942
Galaxy S25 FE
4900
Refresh.
§ 03 · × 2
iPhone XR
60 Hz
Galaxy S25 FE
120 Hz
Charging.
§ 03 · × 2.5
iPhone XR
18 W
Galaxy S25 FE
45 W
Lenses.
§ 03 · × 3
iPhone XR
1
Galaxy S25 FE
3
Network.
§ 03 · 4G → 5G
iPhone XR
4G
Galaxy S25 FE
5G
Process node.
§ 03 · 7 → 4 nm
iPhone XR
7 nm
Galaxy S25 FE
4 nm
Main sensor.
§ 03 · × 4.17
iPhone XR
12 MP
Galaxy S25 FE
50 MP

System.

§ 04 · Closed · iOS
§ 04 · Open · Android
Architecture diagram showing migration from iOS / Apple ecosystem to Android / Samsung ecosystem OS · iOS 12 → 18 CLOSED · ~6 YR SUPPORT SoC · APPLE A12 7 nm · 6C CPU MEM · 3 GB LPDDR4X AUTH · FACE ID STRUCTURED IR I/O · LIGHTNING USB 2.0 · PROPRIETARY RADIO · 4G LTE Wi-Fi 5 · BT 5.0 DIST · APP STORE SANDBOXED · SINGLE SOURCE UNIT A · 2018 · CLOSED PLATFORM OS · ONE UI 7 / ANDROID 15 7-YR OS COMMITMENT SoC · EXYNOS 2400e 4 nm · 10C · XCLIPSE GPU MEM · 8 GB LPDDR5X AUTH · FP + FACE ULTRASONIC IN-DISPLAY I/O · USB-C USB 3.2 · DISPLAYPORT ALT RADIO · 5G SUB-6 Wi-Fi 6E · BT 5.3 · UWB · NFC DIST · PLAY + SIDELOAD OPEN · F-DROID · APK · ADB UNIT B · 2025 · OPEN ANDROID MIGRATION CHANNEL · DELTA iOS ⟶ ANDROID APPLE SILICON ⟶ EXYNOS 3 GB ⟶ 8 GB · +5 GB FACE ID ⟶ FP + FACE LIGHTNING ⟶ USB-C 4G LTE ⟶ 5G + UWB CLOSED ⟶ OPEN
subsystem block migration delta connector · accent

Timeline.

§ 05 · 2018 — XR launch
§ 05 · 2025 — S25 FE launch
Device timeline spanning 2018 to 2025 2018 2019 2020 2021 DEVICE LIFESPAN BAND CONTEXTUAL BEATS XR · LAUNCH Q4 2018 5G ROLLOUT BEGINS iPhone XR · primary device Galaxy S25 FE · primary 2022 2023 2024 2025 iOS 16 iOS 18 · XR FINAL S25 FE · LAUNCH Q4 2025 USB-C MANDATE (EU) ON-DEVICE LLMs