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| Global Score | |
| 85 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-09-22 | 2020-06-19 |
| 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.22 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 849.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1334 x 750 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 326 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Mali-G76 GPU |
| 10.08 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 10.78 |
| 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 | |
| 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, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 8 has a score of 85, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy A21s's global score of 77.7. Apple iPhone 8's construction is somewhat thinner and incredibly lighter than the Galaxy A21s, even though it was released many years before. The Apple iPhone 8 has a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A21s, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 750 x 1334 and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a quite higher display density.
The iPhone 8 features a lot bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A21s, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 224 GB more internal storage. The Apple iPhone 8 counts with a superior hardware performance than Galaxy A21s, because although it has a lower number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
Samsung Galaxy A21s shoots a little bit better photographs and videos than Apple iPhone 8, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not recommended for shooting pictures or videos in low light environments and slower 30 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have the same (Full HD) video quality, the Samsung Galaxy A21s also counts with a much bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing much higher quality videos and photos and a way more mega pixels back-facing camera.
Galaxy A21s features a much longer battery life than iPhone 8, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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