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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| 2017-01-13 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 7.13 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 949.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 386 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| -- | 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 | 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 |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.6 | 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
Apple iPhone 8 Plus has an overall score of 87.1, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)'s score of 75.8. Even though the Apple iPhone 8 Plus and the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) were only released 8 months apart, the Apple iPhone 8 Plus construction is just a little heavier but just a little thinner.
The iPhone 8 Plus counts with a quite superior hardware performance than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a lower number of cores (but faster), and they both have 3 GB of RAM memory, the iPhone 8 Plus also counts with a 64 bits processor. IPhone 8 Plus features a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a little smaller display, and they both have the same exact 1080 x 1920px resolution, the iPhone 8 Plus also counts with a just a little higher amount of pixels per inch in the screen.
The iPhone 8 Plus features a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal storage. Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with a much longer battery performance than iPhone 8 Plus, because it has a 34 percent larger battery capacity.
IPhone 8 Plus captures a little bit better photos and videos than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a back-facing camera with way less megapixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger aperture and a lot better video definition.
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