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Apple iPhone 8 Vs Samsung Galaxy S8

Should you buy Apple iPhone 8 or Samsung Galaxy S8? Find out which mobile phone is best for you - compare the two models on the basis of price and key specs like performance, price, camera, display, ram, storage, battery capacity, operatin ...Read More

Key Specs

Battery

1821 mAh 3000 mAh

Display

4.7 inches (11.94 cm) 5.8 inches (14.73 cm)

Front Camera

7 MP 8 MP

Processor

Apple A11 Bionic Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895

RAM

2 GB 4 GB

Rear Camera

12 MP 12 MP

Battery

Capacity

1821 mAh 3000 mAh

Quick Charging

Yes, Fast: 50 % in 30 minutes Yes, Fast

Removable

No No

TalkTime

Up to 14 Hours(3G) Up to 20 Hours(3G)

Type

Li-ion Li-ion

USB Type-C

No Yes

Wireless Charging

Yes Yes

Design

Build Material

Case: Aluminium Back: Gorilla Glass Case: Metal Back: Metal

Colours

Gold, Red, Silver, Space Grey Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Coral Blue, Arctic Silver, Maple Gold, Burgundy Red

Height

138.4 mm 148.9 mm

Ruggedness

Dust proof Dust proof

Thickness

7.3 mm 8.0 mm

Waterproof

Yes, Water resistant, IP67 Yes, Water resistant (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter), IP68

Weight

148 grams 155 grams

Width

67.3 mm 68.1 mm

Display

Aspect Ratio

16:9 18.5:9

Bezel-less display

- Yes

Brightness

625 nits -

Display Type

IPS LCD Super AMOLED

Pixel Density

326 ppi 568 ppi

Resolution

750x1334 px (HD+) 1440x2960 px (QHD+)

Screen Protection

Yes Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Screen Size

4.7 inches (11.94 cm) 5.8 inches (14.73 cm)

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.23 % 84.57 %

Touch Screen

Yes, 3D Touch Touchscreen, Multi-touch Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Front Camera

Autofocus

- Yes

Camera Features

- Wide Angle Selfie

Flash

Yes, Retina Flash Yes, Screen flash

Resolution

7 MP f/2.2, Primary Camera 8 MP f/1.7, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(25 mm focal length, 3.6" sensor size, 1.22µm pixel size)

Sensor

BSI Sensor -

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps 1920x1080 @ 30 fps
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General

Brand

Apple Samsung

Launch Date

September 29, 2017 (Official) May 5, 2017 (Official)

Operating System

iOS v11 Android v7.0 (Nougat)

Main Camera

Autofocus

Yes, Phase Detection autofocus Yes, Phase Detection autofocus, Dual Pixel autofocus

Camera Features

5 x Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Simultaneous HD video and image recording Touch to focus 8 x Digital Zoom Auto Flash Digital image stabilization Face detection Touch to focus

Camera Setup

Single Single

Flash

Yes, Quad LED True Tone Flash Yes, Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4608 x 2592 Pixels 4000 x 3000 Pixels

OIS

Yes Yes

Resolution

12 MP f/1.8, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(28 mm focal length) 12 MP f/1.7, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length, 2.55" sensor size, 1.4µm pixel size)

Sensor

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI) IMX260, Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Burst mode Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 60 fps 1920x1080 @ 240 fps 1280x720 @ 30 fps 3840x2160 @ 30 fps 1920x1080 @ 60 fps 1280x720 @ 120 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization -

Multimedia

Audio Features

Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus -

Audio Jack

Lightning 3.5 mm

FM Radio

No No

Loudspeaker

Yes Yes

Stereo Speakers

Yes -

Network & Connectivity

Bluetooth

Yes, v5.0 Yes, v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS, Glonass Yes with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

Yes Yes

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G 5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SAR Value

Head: 1.19 W/kg, Body: 1.17 W/kg -

SIM 1

4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) 3G Bands: UMTS 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz 3G Speed: HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑ GPRS: Available EDGE: Available 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2300(band 40) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz 4G Speed: 150 Mbit/s ↑ 1024 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 16) 3G Speed: HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑ GPRS: Available EDGE: Available

SIM 2

- 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2300(band 40) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz 4G Speed: 150 Mbit/s ↑ 1024 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 16) 3G Speed: HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓ GPRS: Available EDGE: Available

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano SIM1: Nano, SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

USB Connectivity

USB 2.0, Proprietary Mass storage device, USB charging

VoLTE

Yes Yes

Wi-Fi

Yes, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz, MIMO Yes, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz, MIMO

Wi-Fi Calling

Yes -

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot Mobile Hotspot

Performance

Architecture

64 bit 64 bit

CPU

Hexa Core (2.39 GHz, Dual core, Monsoon + 1.42 GHz, Quad core, Mistral) Octa core (2.3 GHz, Quad core, M2 Mongoose + 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53)

Chipset

Apple A11 Bionic Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895

Co-Processor

M11 -

Fabrication

10 nm -

Graphics

Apple GPU (three-core graphics) Mali-G71 MP20

RAM type

LPDDR4X LPDDR4

Sensors

Applications

FaceTime, iTunes Store, iBooks, Podcasts, Find My iPhone, Find My Friends. -

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front Rear

Heart Rate Monitor

- Yes

IRIS Scanner

- Yes

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Storage

Expandable Memory

No Yes, Up to 256 GB

Internal Memory

64 GB 64 GB

Storage Type

NVMe -

USB OTG

- Yes

User Available Storage

Up to 55 GB Up to 52.3 GB
Scoring parameters
How is the score calculated?

This is a relative score calculated on the basis of the following specifications:

  • Performance
  • Battery
  • Camera
  • Storage
  • Display

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