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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| 2016-01-08 | 2017-09-22 |
| 5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 7.13 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 949.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 8.73 | 10.17 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 |
| 8.91 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.88 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The iPhone 8 Plus is a lot better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), getting a score of 87.1 against 71.9. IPhone 8 Plus's body is newer than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)'s, although it's a lot heavier and just a little bit thicker. IPhone 8 Plus has a superior performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with 1 GB more RAM memory and a 64 bits CPU.
Apple iPhone 8 Plus features a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has a little lower amount of pixels per inch in the display, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1080 x 1920, the Apple iPhone 8 Plus also counts with a little bit larger screen. IPhone 8 Plus counts with a superior camera than Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has a camera in the back with lesser megapixels resolution, it also counts with a way higher video quality and a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better photography and video in low light environments.
The Apple iPhone 8 Plus has a very superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with more internal storage. The Galaxy A5 (2016) has a bit superior battery lifetime than iPhone 8 Plus, because it has a 2900mAh battery capacity.
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