Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 92.8 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-10-23 | 2017-09-15 |
| 5.78 x 2.82 x 0.29 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.66 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver | Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1000.00 | $ 440.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 9.79 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.8 | 5.28 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The iPhone 12 Pro is better than the Galaxy Note8, getting a 92.8 score against 83. IPhone 12 Pro works with iOS 15.x OS, while Galaxy Note8 has Android 9.0 Pie OS. The iPhone 12 Pro construction is incredibly newer, just a bit lighter and thinner than the Galaxy Note8. The iPhone 12 Pro features a faster processing unit than Galaxy Note8, because although it has less cpu cores , and they both have a 6 GB RAM, the iPhone 12 Pro also counts with a 64-bit processor.
IPhone 12 Pro has a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Note8, although it has a quite smaller screen, a bit worse 1170 x 2532 resolution and a little bit less pixels per inch in the screen. Galaxy Note8 features a bit bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than iPhone 12 Pro, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Note8 features greater battery life than iPhone 12 Pro, because it has a 17 percent greater battery capacity. IPhone 12 Pro counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy Note8, and although they both have the same resolution back-facing camera and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the iPhone 12 Pro also has higher 60 frames per second video frame rate and a bigger diafragm aperture for better low light images and videos.
Although Apple iPhone 12 Pro is a better device, it is way more expensive than the Samsung Galaxy Note8, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Samsung Galaxy Note8. If you want to save a few dollars, you can get Samsung Galaxy Note8, giving up a few features and specifications, but you will get the most out of your money.
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