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| Global Score | |
| 81 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-01-31 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.30 x 3.02 x 0.39 inches | 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.76 ounces | 7.13 ounces |
| Black | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 421.00 | $ 949.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.17 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 25.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4050mAh Battery | 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, 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 just a bit better than the Galaxy XCover Pro, with an 87.1 score against 81. The iPhone 8 Plus is an older phone than Galaxy XCover Pro, but Apple was able to make it noticeably thinner and just a bit lighter anyway. The iPhone 8 Plus counts with a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro, although it has a little smaller display, a little bit worse number of pixels per inch in the screen and a bit lower 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution.
The iPhone 8 Plus counts with a greater storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy XCover Pro, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. The iPhone 8 Plus has a bit better processing power than Galaxy XCover Pro, because although it has 1 GB less RAM and 2 lesser cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
The Galaxy XCover Pro features a superior battery life than Apple iPhone 8 Plus, because it has a 51% bigger battery capacity. IPhone 8 Plus features a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro, because although it has a smaller aperture and a lot lower resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a lot larger back-facing camera sensor providing a much higher image quality and a much better video definition.
Although Apple iPhone 8 Plus is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Galaxy XCover Pro, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Galaxy XCover Pro. If you prefer to save some money, you can get the Galaxy XCover Pro, and give up a couple features and specs, but you will get the most out of your money.
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