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| Global Score | |
| 93.3 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x | -- |
| 2021-09-24 | 2017-08-11 |
| 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.30 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 7.20 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Gold, Graphite, Sierra Blue and Silver | Gold and Gray |
| Glass and Stainless steel | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 999.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| 64-bit Hexa-Core 3240 MHz processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 10.71 | 9.27 |
| 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/1.50 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3095mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.04 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 13 Pro has an overall score of 93.3, which is better than the Galaxy S8 Active's overall score of 81.9. The iPhone 13 Pro design is newer, a little lighter and noticeably thinner than the Galaxy S8 Active. The iPhone 13 Pro counts with a slightly better display than Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has a bit inferior pixels quantity per screen inch and a bit worse resolution of 1170 x 2532px, it also counts with a little bigger display.
The Galaxy S8 Active has a slightly better memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPhone 13 Pro, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB. The iPhone 13 Pro counts with a quite better processing power than Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has a lower number of cores , it also counts with a 64 bits CPU and a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Apple iPhone 13 Pro features a bit better camera than Galaxy S8 Active, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution and a same resolution back camera, the Apple iPhone 13 Pro also has faster 60 frames per second video frame rate and a bigger camera aperture to take better images and video in low light environments.
The Galaxy S8 Active features longer battery performance than iPhone 13 Pro, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
Although iPhone 13 Pro is a better device, it is way more expensive than the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Samsung Galaxy S8 Active. If you are trying to save some dollars, you can buy Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, giving up some specs and features, but you will get the most with your savings.
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