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| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| 2017-07-04 | 2017-09-22 |
| 5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 282 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 8.73 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.48 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 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 |
| 9.02 | 10.12 |
| 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 | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 8 is better than the Galaxy J5 (2017), having a global score of 85 against 71.8. The Apple iPhone 8 is a a little bit lighter and a bit thinner cellphone than the Galaxy J5 (2017), although both of them were released with only 3 months difference. IPhone 8 features a faster processing unit than Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has lesser cpu cores (but faster), and they both have 2 GB of RAM memory, the iPhone 8 also counts with a 64 bits processor.
IPhone 8 counts with a better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a quite higher screen density and a bit higher 750 x 1334 resolution. The Apple iPhone 8 features a much better memory capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with more internal storage.
The Galaxy J5 (2017) has a very superior battery duration than iPhone 8, because it has a 3000mAh battery size. Apple iPhone 8 takes better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is worse for low light images and videos and a less mega pixels back camera, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution.
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