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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| 2017-09-22 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.13 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 949.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 10.17 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 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 | 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 | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 5.76 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The iPhone 8 Plus is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), getting an 87.1 score against 85.2. IPhone 8 Plus's body is just a little thinner than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), although it is just a bit heavier and was released just a bit more than a year before. The Apple iPhone 8 Plus features a bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a quite smaller display and a little worse 1080 x 1920 resolution, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per display inch.
The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with just a bit bigger storage capacity for games and applications than iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that supports up to 512 GB. The iPhone 8 Plus counts with a little bit better processing power than Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a lower amount of RAM and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a 64-bit CPU.
The Galaxy A9 (2018) shoots slightly better photos and videos than Apple iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has worse video frame rates, and they both have the same video resolution, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also counts with a bigger aperture, a way more mega-pixels back facing camera and a bigger back-facing camera sensor.
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with a much longer battery duration than Apple iPhone 8 Plus, because it has 3800mAh of battery capacity against 2691mAh.
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