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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| 2017-09-22 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.13 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 949.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 10.17 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 Apple iPhone 8 Plus is much better than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), having a score of 87.1 against 75.8. Although Apple iPhone 8 Plus and the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) were released with only a couple months difference, Apple iPhone 8 Plus's construction is a little bit heavier but also just a little bit thinner than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017).
The iPhone 8 Plus has a bit better looking screen than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a bit smaller display, and they both have an equal resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, the iPhone 8 Plus also counts with a quite better pixels density. The Apple iPhone 8 Plus features a way bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 224 GB more internal storage.
IPhone 8 Plus has a better performing processor than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has an inferior number of cores , and they both have a 3 GB RAM, the iPhone 8 Plus also counts with a 64-bits processing unit. The Apple iPhone 8 Plus counts with a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a back camera with a lot lower resolution, it also counts with a bigger aperture to capture better low light photography and video and a lot higher (4K) video definition.
Galaxy A7 (2017) features a way better battery performance than iPhone 8 Plus, because it has a 34% more battery capacity.
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