Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.8 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-07-20 | 2017-09-22 |
| 5.76 x 2.89 x 0.38 inches | 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 7.13 ounces |
| -- | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 949.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 294 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 8.73 | 10.17 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.84 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 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 |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Battery | 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.8 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The iPhone 8 Plus is better than Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4S, getting a global score of 87.1 against 73.8. Despite of the fact iPhone 8 Plus is older and heavier than Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4S, it's body is still thinner. The Apple iPhone 8 Plus features a much better screen than Galaxy Xcover 4S, because it has a much higher resolution of 1080 x 1920px, more pixels per screen inch and a little larger screen.
The Apple iPhone 8 Plus counts with a greater hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4S, because although it has an inferior number of cores , and they both have the same RAM amount, the Apple iPhone 8 Plus also counts with a 64-bits processing unit. IPhone 8 Plus counts with a much bigger memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy Xcover 4S, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity.
The iPhone 8 Plus takes much better pictures and videos than Galaxy Xcover 4S, because although it has a camera with a lot worse 12 mega pixels resolution and a smaller aperture which is not recommended for taking images and videos in low-light situations, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
The Galaxy Xcover 4S has a little longer battery duration than Apple iPhone 8 Plus, because it has a 2800mAh battery size.
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