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| Global Score | |
| 81.9 | 95.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 16.x |
| 2017-08-11 | 2022-09-16 |
| 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches | 5.81 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 7.27 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Deep Purple, Gold, Silver and Space Black |
| -- | 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 | 2556 x 1179 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 568 pixels per inch | 461 pixels per inch |
| -- | 2000 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 9.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | 64-bit Hexa-Core 3460 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Apple GPU 5-core GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.8 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm 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 | 11.33 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.6 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1, EDR | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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 14 Pro has a general score of 95.6, which is much better than Galaxy S8 Active's global score of 81.9. The Apple iPhone 14 Pro is a a lot newer phone, and it's also thinner and just a little lighter than Galaxy S8 Active. IPhone 14 Pro counts with a faster CPU than Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64-bit CPU and 2 GB more RAM memory.
IPhone 14 Pro features a better looking display than Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1179 x 2556px and a quite inferior pixels quantity per inch in the screen, it also counts with a quite bigger screen. IPhone 14 Pro takes better photos and videos than Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not good for shooting photographs and video in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, the iPhone 14 Pro also counts with faster 60 fps video frame rates and a back camera with a lot higher 48 mega pixels resolution.
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active counts with a slightly better memory capacity to store more games and applications than iPhone 14 Pro, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with an external memory card slot that allows up to 256 GB. The Galaxy S8 Active features improved battery performance than Apple iPhone 14 Pro, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity against 3200mAh.
Although iPhone 14 Pro is a better device, it is way more expensive than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Samsung Galaxy S8 Active. So if you want that extra features and specs, you can buy iPhone 14 Pro, else you can save a couple dollars and get the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, resigning some features and specs.
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