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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-09-22 | 2019-09-29 |
| 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 | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| 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 | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Samsung 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 + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 12.00mm 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 11.44 |
| 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 Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 7.52 |
| 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 has a general score of 87.1, which is slightly better than the Galaxy M30s's overall score of 83.3. IPhone 8 Plus is a incredibly older and a little bit heavier phone than the Galaxy M30s, but Apple was able to make it somewhat thinner anyway. The Apple iPhone 8 Plus has just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy M30s, because although it has 1 GB lesser RAM memory and 2 less cores , it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
Apple iPhone 8 Plus features a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy M30s, although it has a just a bit lower display pixel density, a bit smaller screen and a bit worse 1080 x 1920 resolution. Galaxy M30s takes much better videos and photos than Apple iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has slower video frame rate and a tinier aperture, and they both have the same video definition, the Galaxy M30s also counts with a lot better 48 megapixels resolution back facing camera and a way larger back-facing camera sensor taking lot higher quality pictures and videos.
The Apple iPhone 8 Plus counts with a greater memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy M30s, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory. Galaxy M30s counts with a way better battery lifetime than iPhone 8 Plus, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 2691mAh.
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