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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-09-22 | 2020-06-19 |
| 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.13 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 949.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 401 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Mali-G76 GPU |
| 10.17 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 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 | -- |
| 10.12 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 8 Plus has an overall score of 87.1, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy A21s's 77.7 overall score. The Apple iPhone 8 Plus construction is somewhat thinner than Samsung Galaxy A21s, although it's just a little heavier and was released many years before. The Apple iPhone 8 Plus has a brighter display than Galaxy A21s, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1080 x 1920 and a higher number of pixels per inch in the display.
Apple iPhone 8 Plus has a way bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A21s, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 224 GB more internal storage capacity. IPhone 8 Plus features a quite better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A21s, because although it has a lower number of cores , and they both have the same RAM amount, the iPhone 8 Plus also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
Galaxy A21s counts with a way better battery life than iPhone 8 Plus, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2691mAh. Galaxy A21s shoots just a bit better videos and photos than iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has lower 30 frames per second video frame rates and a tinier aperture, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Galaxy A21s also counts with a camera with way more mega pixels and a way larger back camera sensor.
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