Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-08-27 | 2016-09-16 |
| 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches | 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 969.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 392 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.34 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 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 |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 9.68 |
| 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The iPhone 7 Plus has a global score of 83.8, which is just a bit better than Galaxy A8 Star's global score of 82.1. Even though iPhone 7 Plus is older than the Galaxy A8 Star, it's design is just a little lighter and just a little thinner. IPhone 7 Plus has a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a bit smaller display and a little lower 1080 x 1920 resolution, it also counts with a little greater count of pixels in each inch in the screen.
Apple iPhone 7 Plus features more storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity. IPhone 7 Plus and Galaxy A8 Star have incredibly similar processors, although the iPhone 7 Plus has less processing cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy A8 Star has improved battery duration than iPhone 7 Plus, because it has a 3700mAh battery size. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star shoots a bit better photos and videos than iPhone 7 Plus, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same video definition, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has a larger sensor taking better quality photographs, a larger aperture for better images and video in low light environments and a much more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
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