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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 80.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2017-09-22 | -- |
| 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches | 6.44 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.13 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | -- |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 949.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | -- |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Yes GPU |
| 10.17 | 6.12 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.12 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone 8 Plus has a general score of 87.1, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy A73 5G's score of 80.5. The iPhone 8 Plus design has the same thickness than the Galaxy A73 5G, but it is somewhat heavier. IPhone 8 Plus features a much better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A73 5G, because although it has an inferior number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
Samsung Galaxy A73 5G and Apple iPhone 8 Plus count with really similar screens, because although the Samsung Galaxy A73 5G has a little worse quantity of pixels per display inch, it also counts with more brightness, a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a larger screen. The Galaxy A73 5G has just a bit better camera than iPhone 8 Plus, and although they both have a same size aperture, the Galaxy A73 5G also has a back facing camera with a way higher resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy A73 5G features a greater memory capacity to store more games and applications than iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory slot that supports up to 1 TB. The Samsung Galaxy A73 5G has a way better battery life than Apple iPhone 8 Plus, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 2691mAh.
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