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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-06-19 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 7.13 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 949.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 270 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.09 | 10.17 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.84 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.78 | 10.12 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone 8 Plus has a score of 87.1, which is much better than Galaxy A21s's global score of 77.7. The iPhone 8 Plus is an a lot older and just a little heavier device than the Galaxy A21s, but Apple was able to build it thinner anyway. The iPhone 8 Plus features a better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A21s, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a higher screen density and a higher resolution of 1080 x 1920.
IPhone 8 Plus features a much greater memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy A21s, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity. The iPhone 8 Plus has a better performing processor than Samsung Galaxy A21s, because although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster), and they both have a 3 GB RAM, the iPhone 8 Plus also counts with a 64 bits processor.
Samsung Galaxy A21s counts with a much longer battery lifetime than iPhone 8 Plus, because it has a 5000mAh battery size. Galaxy A21s has a bit better camera than Apple iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has a tinier aperture which is worse for low-light images and videos and worse 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the Galaxy A21s also counts with a camera in the back with a way better 48 mega pixels resolution and a way larger sensor providing a way better image quality.
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