Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 88.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2018-01-06 | 2020-10-23 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 829.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2532 x 1170 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.18 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 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 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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 Apple iPhone 12 is much better than the Galaxy A8 (2018), getting a score of 88.7 against 79.2. Apple iPhone 12's body is extremely newer, thinner and a bit lighter than Galaxy A8 (2018). The iPhone 12 has a faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has 2 lesser processing cores (although they are faster), and they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the iPhone 12 also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
IPhone 12 counts with a better display than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a quite larger display, a quite higher screen pixels density and a bit higher resolution of 1170 x 2532. Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a very superior storage for games and applications than iPhone 12, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 256 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a little longer battery life than iPhone 12, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity. Apple iPhone 12 shoots a little bit better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a camera with lot less MP, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution and a bigger aperture to take better photos in low-light environments.
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