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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| 2017-09-22 | 2015-08-21 |
| 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.13 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 949.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 10.17 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 10.01 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.64 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone 8 Plus is just a bit better than the Galaxy Note5, getting an 87.1 score against 80.2. The iPhone 8 Plus is a somewhat heavier device than Galaxy Note5, but both are 0.3inches thick. The iPhone 8 Plus counts with a better performing processor than Galaxy Note5, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and 2 less processing cores , it also counts with a 64 bits CPU.
IPhone 8 Plus and Samsung Galaxy Note5 feature quite similar displays, although the Samsung Galaxy Note5 also has a quite bigger display, a better 1440 x 2560 resolution and a higher amount of pixels per screen inch. The iPhone 8 Plus has a lot bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Note5, because it has 192 GB more internal storage capacity.
The iPhone 8 Plus features a slightly better camera than Galaxy Note5, because although it has a worse video resolution, a back-facing camera with much less mega pixels and a tinier camera sensor which provides a worse image and video quality, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture. Galaxy Note5 counts with just a little better battery duration than iPhone 8 Plus, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity.
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