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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| Android 13 | -- |
| 2023-09-15 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches | 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 7.13 ounces |
| Matte Black, Sky Blue and Transparent Edition | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 949.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 456 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| Octa-Core 2700 MHz processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 643 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.17 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.49") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.08 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 8 Plus has an overall score of 87.1, which is better than Fairphone 5's 75.5 overall score. Even though the Apple iPhone 8 Plus is older than Fairphone 5, it's body is a bit lighter and thinner. The Fairphone 5 counts with a little bit better looking screen than iPhone 8 Plus, because it has a brighter display, a higher resolution of 1224 x 2700 pixels, a bigger screen and a bit more pixels per inch of display.
Apple iPhone 8 Plus features a bit superior processor than Fairphone 5, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of cores and they are also slower, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU. IPhone 8 Plus's memory for applications, games, photos and videos is just as good as the Fairphone 5 one, both have exactly the same 256 GB internal storage capacity.
Fairphone 5 has a very superior battery performance than Apple iPhone 8 Plus, because it has a 56 percent bigger battery size. The iPhone 8 Plus features just a bit better camera than Fairphone 5, because although it has a lot tinier back camera sensor taking lot lower quality videos and pictures and a lot less MP back camera, it also counts with a larger camera aperture.
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