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| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS | -- |
| -- | 2018-01-06 |
| -- | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| -- | 6.07 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Glass and Titanium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.9 inches | 5.6 inches |
| -- | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| -- | 441 pixels per inch |
| 2000 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 4.7 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| A18 Pro (3 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| 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 | -- |
| 10.34 | 9.24 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 1.36 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.4 | 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 Galaxy A8 (2018) has a score of 79.2, which is a little bit better than iPhone 16 Pro Max's 74.7 overall score. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a much better performance than iPhone 16 Pro Max, because although it has 4 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a greater number of cores. Galaxy A8 (2018) features a much better screen than iPhone 16 Pro Max, although it has a little smaller screen.
IPhone 16 Pro Max counts with a much better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a way better battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max.
IPhone 16 Pro Max features a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a back camera with much more mega pixels.
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