Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-09-22 | 2019-02-05 |
| 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches | 6.16 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.13 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | Charcoal black and Ocean blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 949.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 409 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 | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 6.8 |
| 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 and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The iPhone 8 Plus is better than Samsung Galaxy M20, with a overall score of 87.1 against 78.9. IPhone 8 Plus's body is somewhat thinner than the Samsung Galaxy M20, although it's just a little heavier and was released just a little over a year before. IPhone 8 Plus has a superior hardware performance than Galaxy M20, because although it has less processing cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
IPhone 8 Plus features a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy M20, although it has a quite smaller display, a little lower number of pixels per inch in the display and a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels. The Apple iPhone 8 Plus captures better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy M20, because although it has a camera in the back with lesser mega-pixels, it also counts with a bigger back camera sensor which offers a better image and video quality, a larger diafragm aperture and a much better (4K) video definition.
IPhone 8 Plus has more memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy M20, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal storage. The Galaxy M20 has a much longer battery life than iPhone 8 Plus, because it has an 86 percent bigger battery size.
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