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| Global Score | |
| 85 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-09-22 | 2020-12-21 |
| 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches | 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.22 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 849.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1334 x 750 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 10.08 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.12 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 3.68 | 6.8 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 8 is slightly better than Galaxy A12, with a overall score of 85 against 80.3. Apple iPhone 8's design is thinner and extremely lighter than Galaxy A12, although it was released 3 years before. The iPhone 8 has a much better display than Galaxy A12, because although it has a really smaller display and a quite lower 750 x 1334px resolution, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch of screen.
IPhone 8 features a little bit better processing power than Galaxy A12, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and 2 less cpu cores (although faster), it also counts with a 64-bits CPU. The Galaxy A12 has a bit better camera than iPhone 8, because although it has slower 30 fps video frame rates and a smaller aperture which is not nice for low-light captures and videos, and they both have the same (Full HD) video definition, the Galaxy A12 also counts with a back facing camera with a much better 48 mega-pixels resolution.
The iPhone 8 has a slightly bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A12, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with more internal memory. Galaxy A12 counts with a very superior battery performance than iPhone 8, because it has a 175% greater battery size.
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