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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-03-23 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 7.13 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 949.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.17 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 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 | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 8 Plus has an overall score of 87.1, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy M21's 84.1 score. Despite of the fact the Apple iPhone 8 Plus is much older and a little bit heavier than Galaxy M21, it's construction is still thinner. IPhone 8 Plus counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy M21, because although it has 2 less CPU cores and 1 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
Apple iPhone 8 Plus has just a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy M21, because although it has a quite smaller display, a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a just a bit less pixels per inch of display, it also counts with more brightness. Apple iPhone 8 Plus features a greater storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy M21, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy M21 shoots better photos and videos than iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not so good for taking photographs and videos in poorly lited environments and worse video frame rate, and they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Galaxy M21 also counts with a much better resolution back camera and a much bigger camera sensor providing a lot higher image quality.
The Galaxy M21 counts with a much longer battery performance than iPhone 8 Plus, because it has a 123% greater battery size.
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