Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.4 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-03-30 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.31 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.41 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Black, Gold and White | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 367 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.2 |
| 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 8.91 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.7 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The iPhone 8 is better than the Galaxy A9 Pro (2016), having a score of 85 against 74.4. IPhone 8 is a newer cellphone, and it is also just a little thinner and way lighter than Galaxy A9 Pro (2016). Apple iPhone 8 features a little more vivid display than Galaxy A9 Pro (2016), although it has a little bit lower pixel count per inch in the screen, a really smaller display and a way lower resolution of 750 x 1334px.
Apple iPhone 8 has much more storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016), because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The iPhone 8 features a greater hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and a lower number of cores , it also counts with a 64-bits processor.
Galaxy A9 Pro (2016) counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 8, because it has a 175 percent bigger battery size. Apple iPhone 8 takes a lot better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016), because although it has a tinier back-facing camera sensor which provides a lower image and video quality and a lot worse resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a bigger aperture to capture better low light images and video.
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