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| Global Score | |
| 72.5 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| 2018-07-13 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Black | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 230.00 | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 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 MP1 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 8.73 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.44 | 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 | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 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 |
| 9.13 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 8 has a score of 85, which is much better than the Galaxy J7 (2018)'s 72.5 score. Although Apple iPhone 8 is older than the Galaxy J7 (2018), it's construction is thinner and somewhat lighter. IPhone 8 features a brighter display than Galaxy J7 (2018), because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a just a little greater display density and a slightly better 750 x 1334 pixels resolution.
The iPhone 8 has a quite superior performance than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), because although it has an inferior number of cores (although faster), and they both have a 2 GB RAM, the iPhone 8 also counts with a 64-bits CPU. IPhone 8 captures better videos and photos than Galaxy J7 (2018), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture and a camera in the back with less megapixels resolution, it also counts with a lot better video definition and a bigger sensor providing a higher image quality.
The iPhone 8 counts with much more storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal memory. Galaxy J7 (2018) features a much better battery duration than Apple iPhone 8, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity instead of 1821mAh.
Although iPhone 8 is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Galaxy J7 (2018), and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the Galaxy J7 (2018). So if you need that extra specs, you can buy iPhone 8, else you can save some money and get the Galaxy J7 (2018), giving up some specifications.
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