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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 81.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-28 | 2016-09-16 |
| 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches | 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 4.87 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 274 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 1960mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 3.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 7 has a general score of 81.6, which is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy J8's 76.7 general score. Apple iPhone 7's body is notably lighter and thinner than Samsung Galaxy J8, although it was released a bit more more than a year before. Apple iPhone 7 features a little faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy J8, although it has 2 GB lesser RAM and an inferior number of cores.
IPhone 7 counts with a better looking display than Galaxy J8, because although it has a much smaller screen and a little bit worse 750 x 1334 resolution, it also counts with a quite higher number of pixels in each inch in the display. IPhone 7 counts with a much better storage for games and applications than Galaxy J8, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory.
The iPhone 7 has just a bit better camera than Galaxy J8, because although it has a smaller back-facing camera sensor, a smaller aperture which is not good for shooting images and video in low-light environments and a much less mega pixels resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a lot higher video definition.
The Galaxy J8 has a way better battery lifetime than iPhone 7, because it has a 3500mAh battery capacity.
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