Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 88.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10, 8.0 Oreo | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2018-06-28 | 2020-10-23 |
| 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches | 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 829.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2532 x 1170 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 274 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.91 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 |
| 9.46 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 12 has an overall score of 88.7, which is better than the Samsung Galaxy J8's general score of 76.7. The Apple iPhone 12 is a a lot newer cellphone, and it is also a little thinner and a little bit lighter than the Samsung Galaxy J8. The Apple iPhone 12 counts with iOS 15.x OS, while Samsung Galaxy J8 has Android 10 OS.
IPhone 12 has a quite better hardware performance than Galaxy J8, because although it has 2 less CPU cores , and they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the iPhone 12 also counts with a 64-bit processing unit. Apple iPhone 12 counts with a much sharper screen than Galaxy J8, because it has a much higher resolution of 1170 x 2532 pixels, a bit larger display and a lot higher screen density.
The Apple iPhone 12 captures just a bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has a lot less mega-pixels back facing camera, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture to capture better photos and videos in low light situations and a lot better 3840x2160 video quality.
Samsung Galaxy J8 features a very superior storage to store more games and applications than Apple iPhone 12, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy J8 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 256 GB. The Galaxy J8 features better battery duration than iPhone 12, because it has a 3500mAh battery capacity against 2815mAh.
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