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Samsung Galaxy S8 Vs Apple iPhone X

Should you buy Samsung Galaxy S8 or Apple iPhone X? 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

3000 mAh 2716 mAh

Display

5.8 inches (14.73 cm) 5.8 inches (14.73 cm)

Front Camera

8 MP 7 MP

Processor

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 Apple A11 Bionic

RAM

4 GB 3 GB

Rear Camera

12 MP 12 MP + 12 MP

Battery

Capacity

3000 mAh 2716 mAh

Quick Charging

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

Removable

No No

TalkTime

Up to 20 Hours(3G) Up to 21 Hours(3G)

Type

Li-ion Li-ion

USB Type-C

Yes No

Wireless Charging

Yes Yes

Design

Build Material

Case: Metal Back: Metal Back: Gorilla Glass

Colours

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

Height

148.9 mm 143.6 mm

Ruggedness

Dust proof Dust proof

Thickness

8.0 mm 7.7 mm

Waterproof

Yes, Water resistant (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter), IP68 Yes, Water resistant (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter), IP67

Weight

155 grams 174 grams

Width

68.1 mm 70.9 mm

Display

Aspect Ratio

18.5:9 18:9

Bezel-less display

Yes Yes with notch

Brightness

- 625 nits

Display Type

Super AMOLED OLED

Pixel Density

568 ppi 463 ppi

Resolution

1440x2960 px (QHD+) 1125x2436 px (FHD+)

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5 Yes

Screen Size

5.8 inches (14.73 cm) 5.8 inches (14.73 cm)

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.57 % 80.93 %

Touch Screen

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

Front Camera

Autofocus

Yes -

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie -

Camera Setup

- Single

Flash

Yes, Screen flash Yes, Retina Flash

Resolution

8 MP f/1.7, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(25 mm focal length, 3.6" sensor size, 1.22µm pixel size) 7 MP f/2.2, Primary Camera(32 mm focal length, 1.12µm pixel size)

Sensor

- BSI Sensor

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps 1920x1080 @ 30 fps
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General

Brand

Samsung Apple

Launch Date

May 5, 2017 (Official) November 3, 2017 (Official)

Operating System

Android v7.0 (Nougat) iOS v11.0.1

Main Camera

Autofocus

Yes, Phase Detection autofocus, Dual Pixel autofocus Yes

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom Auto Flash Digital image stabilization Face detection Touch to focus Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus

Camera Setup

Single Dual

Flash

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

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels 4000 x 3000 Pixels

OIS

Yes Yes, Dual optical image stabilization

Resolution

12 MP f/1.7, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length, 2.55" sensor size, 1.4µm pixel size) 12 MP f/1.8, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(22 mm focal length, 3" sensor size, 1.22µm pixel size)12 MP , Telephoto Camera(52 mm focal length, 3.4" sensor size, 1µm pixel size)

Sensor

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

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

Video Recording

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

Video Recording Features

- Optical Image stabilization

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm Lightning

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: 1.08 W/kg, Body: 1.17 W/kg

SIM 1

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 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 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 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, SIM2: Nano (Hybrid) SIM1: Nano

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM Single SIM, GSM

USB Connectivity

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

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

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 Apple A11 Bionic

Co-Processor

- M11

Fabrication

- 10 nm

Graphics

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

RAM type

LPDDR4 LPDDR4X

Sensors

Applications

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

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes No

Fingerprint Sensor Position

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

Yes, Up to 256 GB No

Internal Memory

64 GB 64 GB

Storage Type

- NVMe

USB OTG

Yes -

User Available Storage

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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