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| Global Score | |
| 81.9 | 93.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 15.x |
| 2017-08-11 | 2021-09-24 |
| 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches | 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 7.20 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Gold, Graphite, Sierra Blue and Silver |
| -- | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2532 x 1170 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 568 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | 64-bit Hexa-Core 3240 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.71 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 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 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3095mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1, EDR | 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
Apple iPhone 13 Pro has a score of 93.3, which is much better than the Galaxy S8 Active's 81.9 overall score. Apple iPhone 13 Pro's body is newer, notably thinner and a little bit lighter than Galaxy S8 Active. The iPhone 13 Pro counts with a greater hardware performance than Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has a lower number of cores , it also counts with more RAM memory and a 64 bits processing unit.
Apple iPhone 13 Pro has a bit more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has a quite worse pixel count in each inch of display and a quite lower resolution of 1170 x 2532px, it also counts with a quite larger display. Galaxy S8 Active features a little bit better memory capacity to install games and applications than Apple iPhone 13 Pro, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that supports up to 256 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active has longer battery life than iPhone 13 Pro, because it has a 29% greater battery capacity. The iPhone 13 Pro captures a little bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy S8 Active, and although they both have a same resolution back camera and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the iPhone 13 Pro also has a larger aperture for better low light captures and video and faster video frame rate.
Although Apple iPhone 13 Pro is a better device, it costs a lot more money than Galaxy S8 Active, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the Galaxy S8 Active. So if you want that extra features, you can buy the Apple iPhone 13 Pro, else you can save some dollars and get the Galaxy S8 Active, letting go a couple specifications.
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