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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-07-01 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.00 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 7.13 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Rose gold and Silver | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 949.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| 3 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.6 | 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
The iPhone 8 Plus is much better than the Galaxy J7 (2017), getting a general score of 87.1 against 73.5. Although the iPhone 8 Plus and Galaxy J7 (2017) were released only 3 months apart, iPhone 8 Plus's design is just a bit thinner but somewhat heavier than Galaxy J7 (2017). IPhone 8 Plus features a better processing power than Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has a lower number of cores , and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the iPhone 8 Plus also counts with a 64 bits processor.
IPhone 8 Plus has a bit better screen than Galaxy J7 (2017). Both have an equal resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, a screen with the same size and the same display pixels density. IPhone 8 Plus features a lot bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory.
IPhone 8 Plus counts with a better camera than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has a smaller aperture which is worse for low light images and videos and a back-facing camera with less mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a way better 3840x2160 video definition. The Galaxy J7 (2017) has a very superior battery performance than iPhone 8 Plus, because it has a 34% bigger battery size.
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