Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 88.7 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2020-10-23 | 2018-06-28 |
| 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 829.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 10.62 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 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 | 9.46 |
| 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 | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 12 is much better than the Samsung Galaxy J8, with an 88.7 score against 76.7. The Apple iPhone 12 counts with iOS 15.x operating system, and Samsung Galaxy J8 counts with Android 10 operating system. The Apple iPhone 12 is a way newer device, and it is also a bit lighter and just a little thinner than the Samsung Galaxy J8.
The Apple iPhone 12 counts with an incredibly better looking display than Samsung Galaxy J8, because it has a much higher resolution of 1170 x 2532, a little bit bigger screen and much more pixels per display inch. Galaxy J8 has a lot bigger storage to store more apps and games than Apple iPhone 12, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Galaxy J8 also has a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
The iPhone 12 features a quite superior performance than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has 2 less cores , and they both have the same RAM amount, the iPhone 12 also counts with a 64-bits processing unit. Galaxy J8 features superior battery performance than iPhone 12, because it has a 24% greater battery capacity.
The iPhone 12 shoots slightly better videos and photos than Galaxy J8, because although it has a back camera with a way worse 12 MP resolution, it also counts with a bigger aperture and a much better video definition.
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