Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 92.8 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | -- |
| 2020-10-23 | 2018-01-06 |
| 5.78 x 2.82 x 0.29 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.66 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1000.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 12 Pro is better than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), with a score of 92.8 against 79.2. The Apple iPhone 12 Pro construction is extremely newer and somewhat thinner, but just a bit heavier than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018). IPhone 12 Pro counts with a superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a lower number of cores (although they are faster), it also counts with more RAM and a 64-bits processor.
IPhone 12 Pro counts with a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a bit more pixels per display inch, a slightly better 1170 x 2532px resolution and a quite larger display. Apple iPhone 12 Pro features a slightly better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a back facing camera with way less mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture to capture better images and video in low light environments and a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a bit more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 12 Pro, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 256 GB. The Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a bit longer battery lifetime than iPhone 12 Pro, because it has a 3000mAh battery size.
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.