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| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| 2016-01-01 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 inches | 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 7.13 ounces |
| Champagne gold, Midnight black, Pearl white and Pink | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 949.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 367 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 8.91 | 10.17 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone 8 Plus has a general score of 87.1, which is better than Galaxy A9 (2016)'s global score of 74.9. IPhone 8 Plus's construction is newer than Galaxy A9 (2016)'s, but it's a little bit heavier and a bit thicker. The iPhone 8 Plus has a better display than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because although it has a bit smaller display, and they both have the same exact 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution, the iPhone 8 Plus also counts with a bit higher amount of pixels in each inch of display.
IPhone 8 Plus counts with much more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity. IPhone 8 Plus features a better performing processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster), and they both have the same RAM amount, the iPhone 8 Plus also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
The iPhone 8 Plus shoots slightly better videos and photos than Galaxy A9 (2016), because although it has a lower resolution camera and a worse (4K) video resolution, it also counts with a bigger aperture to take better low-light photos. Galaxy A9 (2016) has a really longer battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 8 Plus, because it has a 49% greater battery capacity.
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