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| Global Score | |
| 85 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-09-22 | 2020-04-27 |
| 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches | 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.22 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 849.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1334 x 750 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 10.08 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 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 | 10.89 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 8 has a general score of 85, which is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A31's 81.3 global score. Apple iPhone 8's body is a lot lighter and somewhat thinner than Samsung Galaxy A31, despite of the fact that it was released many years before. The Apple iPhone 8 has a quite superior processing power than Samsung Galaxy A31, because although it has less RAM and an inferior number of cores (although faster), it also counts with a 64-bit processor.
The iPhone 8 counts with a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A31, although it has a really smaller display, a little worse pixel count per inch in the display and a way worse 750 x 1334 resolution. Samsung Galaxy A31 counts with just a bit better camera than Apple iPhone 8, because although it has a tinier camera aperture and lower video frame rates, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Samsung Galaxy A31 also counts with a lot bigger camera sensor taking way better quality photographs and videos and a camera with way more megapixels.
Apple iPhone 8 counts with a greater memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A31, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy A31 counts with a much longer battery performance than iPhone 8, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity against 1821mAh.
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