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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 81.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| 2018-01-06 | 2016-09-16 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 4.87 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.70 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 1960mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 3.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 7 is a little bit better than Galaxy A8 (2018), with a general score of 81.6 against 79.2. Although the iPhone 7 is older than the Galaxy A8 (2018), it's design is thinner and somewhat lighter. The Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a little more vivid display than iPhone 7, because it has a lot higher 1080 x 2220 resolution, a greater count of pixels per inch in the screen and a bigger screen.
IPhone 7 features a very superior storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The Apple iPhone 7 and Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) count with similar processing units, although the Apple iPhone 7 has an inferior number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM.
The iPhone 7 captures a bit better videos and photos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller aperture and a back facing camera with a lot lower 12 megapixels resolution, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 video definition. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a much longer battery life than Apple iPhone 7, because it has a 53% bigger battery capacity.
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