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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-09-22 | 2020-03-23 |
| 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.13 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 949.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 10.17 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 11.55 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The iPhone 8 Plus is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy M21, having an 87.1 score against 84.1. Even though the iPhone 8 Plus is a lot older and a little heavier than the Samsung Galaxy M21, it's construction is still somewhat thinner. Apple iPhone 8 Plus counts with a little bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy M21, because although it has a little bit worse pixels density, a quite smaller display and a quite lower 1080 x 1920px resolution, it also counts with more display brightness.
Apple iPhone 8 Plus has a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy M21, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although faster) and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU. Apple iPhone 8 Plus features a quite bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy M21, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity.
Galaxy M21 counts with a very superior battery performance than iPhone 8 Plus, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity. The Samsung Galaxy M21 shoots better photos and videos than iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has worse video frame rates and a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same video definition, the Samsung Galaxy M21 also counts with a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor which offers a much higher image and video quality and a back-facing camera with lot more megapixels.
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