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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| 2015-08-21 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.18 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 10.12 |
| 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 8 has an overall score of 85, which is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Note5's score of 80.2. The Apple iPhone 8 design is a lot newer, lighter and just a little bit thinner than Samsung Galaxy Note5. IPhone 8 features a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because although it has less RAM memory and less cpu cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64-bits processor.
The Galaxy Note5 has just a bit better display than iPhone 8, because it has a much higher resolution of 1440 x 2560, a much higher number of pixels per inch in the display and a bigger screen. IPhone 8 captures just a bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because although it has a way less mega pixels resolution back-facing camera, a tinier camera sensor capturing lower quality photos and videos and a lower video definition, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture to capture better low light photos.
The iPhone 8 has a much bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has 192 GB more internal memory capacity. Galaxy Note5 counts with a really longer battery performance than iPhone 8, because it has a 65% greater battery size.
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