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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| 2017-09-22 | 2017-06-20 |
| 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches | 6.17 x 3.10 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.13 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum |
| 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 | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Mali-T880 MP2 GPU |
| 10.17 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 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 | 9.02 |
| 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 | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
IPhone 8 Plus has an overall score of 87.1, which is much better than Galaxy J7 Max's 76.1 general score. Even though iPhone 8 Plus and the Galaxy J7 Max were released only a few months apart, the iPhone 8 Plus design is a little thinner but also somewhat heavier than the Galaxy J7 Max. The iPhone 8 Plus counts with a little better processing power than Galaxy J7 Max, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster) and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bits processor.
The iPhone 8 Plus features a little sharper display than Galaxy J7 Max, because although it has a little bit smaller display, and they both have the same resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, the iPhone 8 Plus also counts with a little bit better number of pixels per display inch. The iPhone 8 Plus counts with a better camera than Samsung Galaxy J7 Max, because although it has a less megapixels resolution camera in the back and a smaller diafragm aperture, it also counts with a much higher video quality.
Apple iPhone 8 Plus counts with much more memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy J7 Max, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory. Galaxy J7 Max has improved battery life than iPhone 8 Plus, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity.
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