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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-04-10 | 2017-09-22 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 437 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 8.91 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 |
| 9.46 | 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 | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.12 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 8 has a general score of 85, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A40's general score of 79.6. Apple iPhone 8's design is a little thinner than the Samsung Galaxy A40, but it is just a little bit heavier and was released about a year before. The iPhone 8 has a quite better performance than Galaxy A40, because although it has less RAM memory and less cores (although faster), it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
IPhone 8 features a display that is just as good as Galaxy A40's screen, although the iPhone 8 has a much smaller screen, a way worse screen pixels density and a lot worse resolution of 750 x 1334 pixels. The Apple iPhone 8 has more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory.
The iPhone 8 captures a little bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a lot less MP resolution back facing camera, a tinier camera aperture which is worse for low-light images and video and a smaller back camera sensor capturing lower quality photographs and videos, it also counts with a much better video resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy A40 counts with a much longer battery life than Apple iPhone 8, because it has a 3100mAh battery size against 1821mAh.
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