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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| 2017-01-13 | 2017-09-22 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 7.13 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Glass and Metal | 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 | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9 | 10.17 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm 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 |
| 9.24 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The iPhone 8 Plus has a score of 87.1, which is much better than the Galaxy A5 (2017)'s 75.8 score. The iPhone 8 Plus body is much heavier but just a little bit thinner than the Galaxy A5 (2017), and both were only released with a couple of months difference. IPhone 8 Plus features a better processing unit than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a lower number of cores , and they both have a 3 GB RAM, the iPhone 8 Plus also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
IPhone 8 Plus features a little bit better screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a little bit less pixels per inch of display, and they both have the same resolution of 1080 x 1920, the iPhone 8 Plus also counts with a quite larger display. IPhone 8 Plus counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a back camera with a lot worse 12 mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a much higher (4K) video definition and a larger aperture.
The iPhone 8 Plus features a very superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a bit superior battery life than Apple iPhone 8 Plus, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity against 2691mAh.
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