Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A70
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 8 Plus Manufactured in September, 2017, with display 5.5 with chipsetApple A11 Bionic, vs Samsung Galaxy A70, Manufactured in April, 2019with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 675. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 8 Plus
- Higher pixel density: 401ppi
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A70
- Larger display: 6.7in
- Lighter design: 183g vs 202g
- Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 2691mAh
Versions
| Memory Options | - 3/64 GB - 3/128 GB - 3/256 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 5.5 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1080x1920 pixels | 1080x2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 401 ppi | 393 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 625 nits | 600 nits |
| HDR support | No | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 67.4 % | 86 % |
| Features | n/a | Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.9 % | n/a |
| Response time | 32 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | 1471:1 | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 158.4 mm (6.24 in) | 164.3 mm (6.47 in) |
| Width | 78.1 mm (3.07 in) | 76.7 mm (3.02 in) |
| Thickness | 7.5 mm (0.3 in) | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 202 g (7.13 oz) | 183 g (6.46 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP67 | No |
| Back panel | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - Silver - Gold - Gray |
- White - Black - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A11 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 |
| Max Frequency | 2390 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.42 (Mistral) - 2/2.39 (Monsoon) |
- 6/1.7 (Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 2/2 (Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76)) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 10 nm | 11 nm |
| Neural Processor | Apple Neural Engine | Hexagon 685 |
| Graphics | Apple A11 GPU | Adreno 612 |
| GPU Cores | 192 | 192 |
| GPU Frequency | 1066 MHz | 845 MHz |
| FLOPS | 409.3 GFLOPS | 324.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1092 | 594 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2921 | 1672 |
| CPU | 94584 | 113380 |
| GPU | 151697 | 40147 |
| Memory | 87118 | 71738 |
| UX | 116221 | 80565 |
| NanoReview Score | 459620 | 305830 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 42.6 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 71 % | 97 % |
| Graphics Test | 20 fps | 2 fps |
| Graphics Score | 3432 | 405 |
| Writing score | n/a | 7980 |
| Web score | n/a | 5932 |
| Video editing | n/a | 5706 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 6272 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 7673 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 3 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 64 GB - 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | iOS 11 (Upgradeable to iOS 16.5) | Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11) |
| OS Size | 6 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | n/a | One UI 3.1 |
Battery
| Volume | 2691 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 15 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes Qi (7.5 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (45% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:25 h | 2:00 h |
| Web Browsing | 06:52 h | 06:55 h |
| Video Playback | 10:47 h | 11:33 h |
| Games | 04:11 h | 04:43 h |
| Standby Mode | 99 h | 129 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 6500x4920 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Digital |
| Flash | Quad LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | n/a | 123 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP |
Standard: 32 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Depth: 5 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 32 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 28 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Apple iSight Duo Camera | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3 | 1/2.8 |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Matrix | 12 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | n/a |
| Focal length | 57 mm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | n/a |
| Matrix | n/a | 8 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 12 mm |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/4 |
| Stabilization | n/a | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 7 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | 3088x2320 pixels | 6528x4896 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 32 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | BSI CMOS | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.8 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | No | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900 |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66(1700/B2100)) | LTE (B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500) |
| LTE category | 16 | 12 |
| 5G Support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | September, 2017 yr | March, 2019 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2017 yr | April, 2019 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 799 | 370 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
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