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| Global Score | |
| 86.3 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| 2019-03-08 | 2017-09-22 |
| 5.60 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 7.13 ounces |
| Canary yellow, Flamingo pink, Prism black, Prism blue, Prism green, Prism silver and Prism white | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 408.00 | $ 949.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Dynamic AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 435 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.17 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.12 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The iPhone 8 Plus is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S10e, getting an 87.1 score against 86.3. The iPhone 8 Plus body is just a bit thinner than Samsung Galaxy S10e, although it's much heavier and was released about a year before. The iPhone 8 Plus counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy S10e, because although it has lesser and slower CPU cores and 3 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
Apple iPhone 8 Plus has a bit sharper display than Galaxy S10e, although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920, a little bit smaller screen and a little bit lower screen pixels density. The Galaxy S10e features a bit more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has just 128 GB internal memory, it also counts with an external memory slot that holds up to 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy S10e shoots just a bit better photos and videos than iPhone 8 Plus, and although they both have the same video frame rates, the same resolution camera and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Samsung Galaxy S10e also has a bigger diafragm aperture and a bigger sensor. Samsung Galaxy S10e features greater battery life than Apple iPhone 8 Plus, because it has 3100mAh of battery capacity instead of 2691mAh.
Although iPhone 8 Plus is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than the Galaxy S10e, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Galaxy S10e. If you want to save some money, you can buy the Galaxy S10e, and give up a couple features, but you will get the most out of your money.
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