Apple iPhone 8 vs Samsung Galaxy S9
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 8 Manufactured in September, 2017, with display 4.7 with chipsetApple A11 Bionic, vs Samsung Galaxy S9, Manufactured in March, 2018with chipsetSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 8
- Lighter design: 148g vs 163g
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S9
- Larger display: 5.8in
- Higher pixel density: 568ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 3000mAh vs 1821mAh
- Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
Versions
| Memory Options | - 2/64 GB - 2/128 GB - 2/256 GB - 3/64 GB - 3/256 GB |
- 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 4/256 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 | 4.7 in | 5.8 in |
| Resolution | 750x1334 pixels | 1440x2960 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 18.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 326 ppi | 568 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 625 nits | 658 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes HDR10 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 65.3 % | 84.1 % |
| Features | n/a | Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.9 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 22 ms | 7 ms |
| Contrast | 1373:1 | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 138.4 mm (5.45 in) | 147.7 mm (5.81 in) |
| Width | 67.3 mm (2.65 in) | 68.7 mm (2.7 in) |
| Thickness | 7.3 mm (0.29 in) | 8.5 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 148 g (5.22 oz) | 163 g (5.75 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP67 | IP68 |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Silver - Gold - Gray |
- Black - Gold - Gray - Blue - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | Yes rear |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A11 Bionic | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810 |
| Max Frequency | 2100 MHz | 2900 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.42 (Mistral) - 2/2.39 (Monsoon) |
- 4/1.9 (Cortex-A55) - 4/2.9 (Exynos M3) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| Neural Processor | Apple Neural Engine | Yes |
| Graphics | Apple A11 GPU | Mali-G72 MP18 |
| GPU Cores | 192 | 324 |
| GPU Frequency | 1066 MHz | 572 MHz |
| FLOPS | 409.3 GFLOPS | 370.6 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1030 | 734 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2686 | 1894 |
| CPU | 174461 | 137633 |
| GPU | 115185 | 168155 |
| Memory | 97672 | 86184 |
| UX | 102300 | 78524 |
| NanoReview Score | 489618 | 470496 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 45.4 °C | 39.2 °C |
| Stability | 62 % | 93 % |
| Graphics Test | 18 fps | 13 fps |
| Graphics Score | 3131 | 2272 |
| Writing score | n/a | 6325 |
| Web score | n/a | 5265 |
| Video editing | n/a | 5496 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 5694 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 6347 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 1794 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 64 GB - 256 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | iOS 11 (Upgradeable to iOS 16.5) | Android 8.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10) |
| OS Size | 6 GB | 14 GB |
| UI Skin | n/a | One UI 2.5 |
Battery
| Volume | 1821 mAh | 3000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 15 W | 15 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes Qi (7.5 W) | Yes Qi/PMA (10 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (40% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:15 h | 1:35 h |
| Web Browsing | 06:14 h | 05:32 h |
| Video Playback | 09:59 h | 09:42 h |
| Games | 03:40 h | 03:45 h |
| Standby Mode | 81 h | 75 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Quad LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 240 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP | Standard: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.5 - 2.4 |
| Focal length | 28 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Apple iSight Camera | Samsung SAK2L3 |
| Sensor size | 1/3 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
Front camera
| Matrix | 7 MP | 8 MP |
| Photo resolution | 3088x2320 pixels | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 32 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | BSI CMOS | Samsung S5K3H1 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 1440p 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 Hotspot |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | No | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.1 |
| 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 | Yes |
| 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 (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600) |
| LTE category | 16 | 18 |
| 5G Support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2017 yr | February, 2018 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2017 yr | March, 2018 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 699 | 720 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
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