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| Global Score | |
| 88.7 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | -- |
| 2020-10-23 | 2018-01-06 |
| 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 829.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 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
The iPhone 12 is better than the Galaxy A8 (2018), with a general score of 88.7 against 79.2. The iPhone 12 design is notably newer, thinner and just a little bit lighter than the Galaxy A8 (2018). The iPhone 12 counts with a more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has 2 lesser processing cores , and they both have 4 GB of RAM, the iPhone 12 also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
Apple iPhone 12 counts with a much better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a quite better amount of pixels in each inch of screen, a bit bigger screen and a quite better 1170 x 2532px resolution. Apple iPhone 12 counts with a bit better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a much less mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a bigger aperture to capture better photography and videos in low light environments and a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) has much more memory for applications and games than Apple iPhone 12, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a SD memory slot that allows up to 256 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features just a bit longer battery performance than iPhone 12, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity instead of 2815mAh.
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