Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 85 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-09-22 | 2019-02-05 |
| 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches | 6.16 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.22 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | Charcoal black and Ocean blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 849.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1334 x 750 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 10.08 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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), 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 and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 8 has a general score of 85, which is slightly better than the Galaxy M20's 78.9 general score. Although the Apple iPhone 8 is older than the Galaxy M20, it's body is somewhat thinner and way lighter. IPhone 8 has a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy M20, although it has a much smaller screen, a little bit worse count of pixels per inch of display and a way lower 750 x 1334 resolution.
The iPhone 8 has a better storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy M20, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 192 GB more internal storage. The iPhone 8 counts with a superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy M20, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of cores (but faster), it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
The Samsung Galaxy M20 has a way better battery life than Apple iPhone 8, because it has a 5000mAh battery size. IPhone 8 takes much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy M20, because although it has a lower resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a larger camera aperture to take better low light images and videos, a larger back-facing camera sensor capturing higher quality videos and photographs and a way better 3840x2160 video resolution.
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