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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| 2017-09-22 | 2019-03-02 |
| 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.13 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 949.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 10.17 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | 9.46 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 8 Plus has an overall score of 87.1, which is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A30's score of 79.6. Apple iPhone 8 Plus is a heavier device than the Samsung Galaxy A30, but they are 0.3inches thick. IPhone 8 Plus features a more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and lesser CPU cores (but faster), it also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
IPhone 8 Plus has a little sharper display than Galaxy A30, although it has a quite worse display pixel density, a little worse resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a bit smaller screen. The Apple iPhone 8 Plus has a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a lot less MP resolution back-facing camera, a tinier camera sensor shooting worse quality videos and images and a smaller camera aperture which is worse for low light images, it also counts with a lot better (4K) video definition.
The iPhone 8 Plus counts with a bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy A30, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory capacity. The Galaxy A30 counts with a way better battery performance than iPhone 8 Plus, because it has a 4000mAh battery size instead of 2691mAh.
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