Samsung Galaxy A34 5G vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy A34 5G Manufactured in March, 2023, with display 6.6 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 1080, vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus, Manufactured in September, 2017 with chipsetApple A11 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
- Larger display: 6.6in
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Lighter design: 199g vs 202g
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 2691mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 8 Plus
- Higher pixel density: 401ppi
Versions
| Memory Options | - 4/128 GB - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 3/64 GB - 3/128 GB - 3/256 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
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.6 in | 5.5 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1080x1920 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 16:9 |
| Pixel density | 390 ppi | 401 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max brightness | 1000 nits | 625 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.9 % | 67.4 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
n/a |
| sRGB gamut | 100 % | 99.9 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 253 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 1 ms | 32 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | 1471:1 |
Design & Build
| Height | 161.3 mm (6.35 in) | 158.4 mm (6.24 in) |
| Width | 78.1 mm (3.07 in) | 78.1 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 in) | 7.5 mm (0.3 in) |
| Weight | 199 g (7.02 oz) | 202 g (7.13 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP67 | IP67 |
| Back panel | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Silver - Green - Purple |
- Silver - Gold - Gray |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 | Apple A11 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 2600 MHz | 2390 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.6 (Cortex-A78) |
- 4/1.42 (Mistral) - 2/2.39 (Monsoon) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 6 nm | 10 nm |
| Neural Processor | MediaTek APU 3.0 | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP4 | Apple A11 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 192 |
| GPU Frequency | 800 MHz | 1066 MHz |
| FLOPS | 686 GFLOPS | 409.3 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1047 | 1092 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2557 | 2921 |
| CPU | 172683 | 94584 |
| GPU | 117198 | 151697 |
| Memory | 113093 | 87118 |
| UX | 147249 | 116221 |
| NanoReview Score | 550223 | 459620 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 37.5 °C | 42.6 °C |
| Stability | 99 % | 71 % |
| Graphics Test | 13 fps | 20 fps |
| Graphics Score | 2302 | 3432 |
| Writing score | 14674 | n/a |
| Web score | 9843 | n/a |
| Video editing | 7467 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 10972 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 11700 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 6 GB - 8 GB |
3 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4 |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 64 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | iOS 11 (Upgradeable to iOS 16.5) |
| OS Size | 38 GB | 6 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 6.1 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 2691 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 15 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes Qi (7.5 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (49% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:55 h | 1:25 h |
| Web Browsing | 10:42 h | 06:52 h |
| Video Playback | 15:54 h | 10:47 h |
| Games | 06:24 h | 04:11 h |
| Standby Mode | 122 h | 99 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8000x6000 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | LED | Quad LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 480 fps (720p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 123 ° | n/a |
| Lenses count | Standard: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 5 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 28 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX582 | Apple iSight Duo Camera |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0 | 1/3 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 12 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | n/a | 57 mm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Digital |
| Matrix | 8 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | n/a |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K4HAYX | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | n/a |
| Bokeh | 45 | n/a |
| Preview | 48 | n/a |
| Zoom | 76 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 13 MP | 7 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4160x3120 pixels | 3088x2320 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 32 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX258 | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) 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 - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | Yes | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B66) | 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 category | n/a | 16 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | March, 2023 yr | September, 2017 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2023 yr | September, 2017 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 390 | 799 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | n/a |
*
Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy A34 5G the clear winner in this comparison.
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