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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 88.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| 2018-01-06 | 2017-11-03 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1149.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.18 | 10.17 |
| 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 (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), 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 | 2716mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 4.72 |
| 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 X is much better than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), having a score of 88.1 against 79.2. Apple iPhone X's design is a little thinner but just a bit heavier than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and both were released only a couple months apart. IPhone X counts with a little more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a quite larger screen, a slightly better resolution of 1125 x 2436px and a just a little higher screen pixels density.
IPhone X counts with a very superior storage to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 192 GB more internal storage capacity. The Apple iPhone X counts with a quite superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has 1 GB lesser RAM and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
Apple iPhone X has a slightly better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller camera aperture and a lot lower 12 MP resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a much better video resolution. The Galaxy A8 (2018) has just a little better battery performance than Apple iPhone X, because it has a 10 percent larger battery size.
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