Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2012-09-12 | 2017-09-15 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| Black and White | Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 445.00 | $ 440.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note8 has a general score of 83, which is better than iPhone 5's 71.7 general score. Galaxy Note8 counts with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while iPhone 5 counts with iOS 7.x operating system. Galaxy Note8's design is a lot newer, but way heavier and somewhat thicker than the iPhone 5.
Apple iPhone 5 counts with a little bit better display than Galaxy Note8, although it has a lot worse resolution of 1136 x 640px, a lot worse display pixel density and a much smaller display. The Samsung Galaxy Note8 features much more memory to install applications and games than iPhone 5, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Note8 also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 256 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Note8 counts with a better processing power than iPhone 5, because it has 5,01 GB more RAM memory and more cores. The Galaxy Note8 counts with a much better battery duration than iPhone 5, because it has a 3300mAh battery capacity instead of 1440mAh. The Galaxy Note8 counts with a superior camera than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a way larger aperture to take better captures and videos in low light situations, a camera with much more mega-pixels, a much higher video resolution and a much bigger back-facing camera sensor taking way better quality videos and pictures.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, the Samsung Galaxy Note8 is also a bit cheaper, making it easy to pick between these phones.
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