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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| 2015-12-16 | 2017-09-22 |
| 5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.2 |
| 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 |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 8.73 | 10.08 |
| 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) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 3.68 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 8 is better than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), getting a general score of 85 against 72.8. The Apple iPhone 8 is a somewhat lighter phone than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), but both are equally thin. The iPhone 8 has a little bit better display than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), although it has a lot lower 750 x 1334 resolution, a bit smaller screen and a little bit less pixels per inch in the display.
The Apple iPhone 8 counts with a better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of cores (although faster), it also counts with a 64 bits CPU. IPhone 8 counts with much more storage to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage.
The Galaxy A7 (2016) counts with a way better battery performance than iPhone 8, because it has an 81 percent bigger battery capacity. Apple iPhone 8 has a better camera than Galaxy A7 (2016), because although it has a lower 12 mega-pixels resolution back camera, it also counts with a bigger aperture to take better low-light images and video and a lot better video resolution.
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