Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 91.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2017-09-22 | 2021-01-29 |
| 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches | 5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.13 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | Gray, Phantom pink, Violet and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 949.00 | $ 722.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 10.17 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.57 inches (1/1.76") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.64 | 5.92 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy S21 is just a bit better than iPhone 8 Plus, having a overall score of 91.8 against 87.1. The Galaxy S21 construction is extremely newer and lighter, but just a little thicker than iPhone 8 Plus. The iPhone 8 Plus features a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy S21, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and lesser and slower CPU cores, it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
The Samsung Galaxy S21 features a bit sharper display than iPhone 8 Plus, because it has a bit more pixels per inch in the display, way more brightness, a quite larger display and a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2400. Galaxy S21 features a little bit better camera than iPhone 8 Plus, and although they both have a back facing camera with a 12 megapixels and the same diafragm aperture, the Galaxy S21 also has a way bigger back-facing camera sensor providing a much better image quality and a much better video resolution.
Apple iPhone 8 Plus counts with a much bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S21, because it has more internal memory capacity. The Galaxy S21 has a way better battery life than iPhone 8 Plus, because it has a 49% more battery size.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, the Samsung Galaxy S21 is also a bargain compared to the other ones, which makes buying this phone an easy decision.
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