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| Global Score | |
| 72.5 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| 2018-07-13 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 7.13 ounces |
| Black | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 230.00 | $ 949.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 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 MP1 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 8.73 | 10.17 |
| 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 | 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 4.64 |
| 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 iPhone 8 Plus has a score of 87.1, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018)'s 72.5 general score. The iPhone 8 Plus construction is thinner than the Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), although it is somewhat heavier and was released around 10 months before. IPhone 8 Plus counts with a lot better display than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), and although they both have a screen of the same size, the iPhone 8 Plus also has much more pixels per display inch and a way better 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution.
IPhone 8 Plus counts with a greater performance than Galaxy J7 (2018), because although it has a lower number of cores , it also counts with a 64-bits CPU and a higher amount of RAM. The iPhone 8 Plus counts with a superior memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage.
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018) counts with superior battery performance than iPhone 8 Plus, because it has a 3300mAh battery size. The Apple iPhone 8 Plus captures much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), because although it has a lesser megapixels resolution back facing camera and a tinier aperture which is not so good for low-light photos and videos, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality and a larger sensor taking higher quality videos and photographs.
Although iPhone 8 Plus is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Galaxy J7 (2018), and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Galaxy J7 (2018). If you prefer to save some money, you can get the Galaxy J7 (2018), letting go a few features and specifications, but you will get the most with your money.
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