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| Global Score | |
| 91.5 | 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 |
| 6.14 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Blue, Midnight, Pink, Red and Starlight | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 799.00 | $ 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 10.62 | 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/1.60 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3227mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.2 | 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 Apple iPhone 13 is better than Galaxy S8 Active, having a general score of 91.5 against 81.9. The Apple iPhone 13 is a a lot newer cellphone, and it is also noticeably thinner and lighter than Galaxy S8 Active. IPhone 13 features a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has a quite lower 1170 x 2532px resolution and a just a little worse pixels number in each inch of screen, it also counts with a little bit bigger screen.
Galaxy S8 Active has slightly more storage to install games and applications than iPhone 13, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 256 GB. IPhone 13 counts with a better performing CPU than Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has an inferior number of cores , and they both have 4 GB of RAM, the iPhone 13 also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active features greater battery performance than iPhone 13, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity. The iPhone 13 captures clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, and although they both have a camera in the back with a 12 megapixels resolution and the same (4K) video resolution, the iPhone 13 also has a bigger aperture and faster video frame rates.
Although iPhone 13 is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Galaxy S8 Active, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Galaxy S8 Active. If you want to save a few dollars, you can buy Galaxy S8 Active, letting go a couple features and specs, but you will get the most out of your budget.
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