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| Global Score | |
| 91.8 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-01-29 | 2017-09-22 |
| 5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Gray, Phantom pink, Violet and White | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 722.00 | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| 1300 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.57 inches (1/1.76") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) 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 |
| 10.78 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 3.68 |
| 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 Galaxy S21 has a global score of 91.8, which is slightly better than the iPhone 8's general score of 85. Galaxy S21's construction is way newer than iPhone 8's, but it's just a bit thicker and heavier. Galaxy S21 counts with a more vivid screen than iPhone 8, because it has a really bigger display, a lot better 1080 x 2400px resolution, a greater pixel amount in each inch in the display and a lot brighter screen.
The Apple iPhone 8 counts with a way bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S21, because it has more internal memory. IPhone 8 features a little bit better performance than Galaxy S21, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of slower cores, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
Galaxy S21 captures a little bit better videos and photos than Apple iPhone 8, and although they both have a camera in the back with a 12 megapixels resolution and a F1.8 diafragm aperture, the Galaxy S21 also has a way bigger sensor shooting much higher quality videos and photos and a much better video definition.
Samsung Galaxy S21 counts with a much longer battery life than iPhone 8, because it has a 120% larger battery size.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, Galaxy S21 is also the cheapest one, making it an easy choice.
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