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| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| 2017-07-04 | 2017-09-22 |
| 5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 7.13 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 949.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 282 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.6 |
| 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 | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 8.73 | 10.17 |
| 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 | 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 4.64 |
| 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
IPhone 8 Plus has a global score of 87.1, which is way better than Galaxy J5 (2017)'s general score of 71.8. Although iPhone 8 Plus and Galaxy J5 (2017) were only released with a few months difference, iPhone 8 Plus's construction is just a little bit thinner but way heavier. Apple iPhone 8 Plus features a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has a lot higher 1080 x 1920 resolution, a little larger display and more pixels per inch in the display.
The iPhone 8 Plus features a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. Apple iPhone 8 Plus features a quite superior performance than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a 64-bits processor and a greater amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy J5 (2017) features a bit longer battery duration than Apple iPhone 8 Plus, because it has an 11 percent larger battery size. The iPhone 8 Plus takes better pictures and videos than Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has a lesser megapixels back facing camera and a smaller aperture, it also counts with a much better (4K) video quality.
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