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| Global Score | |
| 85 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| 2017-09-22 | 2017-06-20 |
| 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches | 6.17 x 3.10 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.22 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 849.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1334 x 750 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Mali-T880 MP2 GPU |
| 10.08 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm 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 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 3.68 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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
Apple iPhone 8 is much better than Galaxy J7 Max, with a overall score of 85 against 76.1. The Apple iPhone 8 body is lighter and a little bit thinner than the Galaxy J7 Max, even when both were released only a couple months apart. The iPhone 8 counts with a little more vivid screen than Galaxy J7 Max, although it has a quite smaller display, a little bit lower count of pixels per display inch and a way lower 750 x 1334 resolution.
IPhone 8 has a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy J7 Max, because although it has less cores and 2 GB less RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit. The iPhone 8 has a very superior storage to install games and applications than Galaxy J7 Max, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy J7 Max has a much longer battery life than Apple iPhone 8, because it has an 81% bigger battery size. The Apple iPhone 8 features a much better camera than Galaxy J7 Max, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not favorable for low-light photos and videos and a lower resolution back camera, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
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