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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| 2018-10-20 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches | 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 7.13 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 949.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 411 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 7885 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.17 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm 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 |
| 9.9 | 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 | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 4.64 |
| 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
IPhone 8 Plus is slightly better than the Galaxy A7 (2018), with an 87.1 score against 84.2. IPhone 8 Plus's construction has the same thickness than Galaxy A7 (2018), but it's somewhat heavier. The Apple iPhone 8 Plus features a little bit better looking screen than Galaxy A7 (2018), although it has a little smaller screen, a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a little bit less pixels per inch in the screen.
Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a slightly bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has only 128 GB internal memory, it also counts with an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. IPhone 8 Plus counts with a bit more powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has an inferior number of cores and 3 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
Apple iPhone 8 Plus captures just a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not favorable for taking images and video in low-light situations, a tinier back-facing camera sensor taking less light and duller colors and a back camera with much less mega pixels, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
Galaxy A7 (2018) features better battery duration than iPhone 8 Plus, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity.
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