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| Global Score | |
| 95.6 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 16.x | -- |
| 2022-09-16 | 2017-08-11 |
| 5.81 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Deep Purple, Gold, Silver and Space Black | 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 |
| 2556 x 1179 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 461 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| 2000 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| 64-bit Hexa-Core 3460 MHz processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 5-core GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 10.8 | 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm 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 |
| 11.33 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.2 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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
IPhone 14 Pro is much better than Galaxy S8 Active, getting a 95.6 score against 81.9. The iPhone 14 Pro construction is noticeably newer, thinner and just a little bit lighter than Galaxy S8 Active. IPhone 14 Pro has a brighter display than Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has a quite worse pixel quantity in each screen inch and a little bit lower 1179 x 2556px resolution, it also counts with a little bigger screen.
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active counts with a little bit better storage to store more games and applications than iPhone 14 Pro, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 256 GB. The iPhone 14 Pro counts with a superior processing power than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has lesser processing cores , it also counts with a higher amount of RAM and a 64 bits processor.
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active has better battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 14 Pro, because it has a 4000mAh battery size. The iPhone 14 Pro takes much better videos and photos than Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has a tinier camera aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the iPhone 14 Pro also counts with a back facing camera with a way higher resolution and higher video frame rate.
Although Apple iPhone 14 Pro is a better device, it is way more expensive than 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 get the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, and give up a couple features and specs, but you will get the most with your budget.
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