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| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS | Android 9.0 Pie |
| -- | 2017-09-15 |
| -- | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| -- | 6.88 ounces |
| -- | Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray |
| Glass and Titanium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 440.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.3 inches |
| -- | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| -- | 522 pixels per inch |
| 2000 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 4.7 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| A18 Pro (3 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 10.34 | 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 1.36 | 5.28 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note8 has a general score of 83, which is better than the iPhone 16 Pro's 74.7 overall score. The Galaxy Note8 has Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while iPhone 16 Pro comes with iOS operating system. The Galaxy Note8 has a much sharper display than iPhone 16 Pro. Both have a display with the same size.
The Galaxy Note8 counts with an extremely better processor than Apple iPhone 16 Pro, because although it has lesser RAM, it also counts with a larger number of faster cores. IPhone 16 Pro features just a bit better camera than Galaxy Note8, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the iPhone 16 Pro also has a much more mega-pixels camera and higher 60 frames per second video frame rates.
Apple iPhone 16 Pro features a much better memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy Note8, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity. The Galaxy Note8 has a much longer battery lifetime than iPhone 16 Pro.
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