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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 90.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2017-09-22 | 2021-08-11 |
| 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches | 6.23 x 5.04 x 0.25 inches |
| 7.13 ounces | 9.56 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | Phantom Black, Phantom Green and Phantom Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 949.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 7.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2208 x 1768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 372 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | Kryo 680 Prime, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 10.17 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.12 | 7.7 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.64 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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
Galaxy Z Fold 3 is a bit better than the iPhone 8 Plus, having a general score of 90.6 against 87.1. Galaxy Z Fold 3's construction is incredibly newer and thinner, but also noticeably heavier than the iPhone 8 Plus. The iPhone 8 Plus features a bit superior processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3, because although it has an inferior number of slower cores and 9 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit processor.
The Apple iPhone 8 Plus has a little bit better screen than Galaxy Z Fold 3, because although it has a way worse 1080 x 1920px resolution and a really smaller display, it also counts with a little bit higher pixels count in each inch in the screen. The iPhone 8 Plus shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy Z Fold 3, and although they both have a back-facing camera with a 12 MP resolution, the iPhone 8 Plus also has a larger diafragm aperture for better images and video in poorly lited environments.
The iPhone 8 Plus and the Galaxy Z Fold 3 count with really similar storage for applications, games, photos and videos, both of them have the same 256 GB internal memory. Galaxy Z Fold 3 has a superior battery performance than Apple iPhone 8 Plus, because it has a 64 percent bigger battery size.
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