Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83 | 84.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie | iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x |
| 2017-09-15 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches | 5.67 x 2.81 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.88 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray | Gold, Midnight green, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 440.00 | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 522 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Apple-designed 4 core GPU |
| 9.36 | 10.35 |
| 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 10.23 |
| 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3046mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 5.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone 11 Pro has a global score of 84.9, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy Note8's 83 score. IPhone 11 Pro's design is way newer, a little bit lighter and just a little thinner than Galaxy Note8. The iPhone 11 Pro comes with iOS 15.x OS, and Galaxy Note8 has Android 9.0 Pie OS. IPhone 11 Pro features a greater performance than Galaxy Note8, because although it has a lower number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
IPhone 11 Pro has a little sharper screen than Galaxy Note8, although it has a little bit smaller display, a lot lower 1125 x 2436 resolution and a just a little inferior count of pixels per inch of screen. The Samsung Galaxy Note8 counts with a way bigger memory for apps and games than iPhone 11 Pro, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Note8 also has an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Note8 features a little better battery duration than Apple iPhone 11 Pro, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity. The Apple iPhone 11 Pro features a little bit better camera than Galaxy Note8, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not nice for low-light images and video, and they both have a same size back-facing camera sensor, a 12 megapixels back camera and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Apple iPhone 11 Pro also counts with faster 60 frames per second video frame rates.
Although Apple iPhone 11 Pro is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Galaxy Note8, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Galaxy Note8. So if you need that extra specs, you can buy the Apple iPhone 11 Pro, else you can save some dollars and get the Galaxy Note8, resigning a couple features and specs.
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