Apple iPhone 8 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 21 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$849

Design

Dimensions
5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
Weight
5.22 oz / 148.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Features
	Stylus
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Red, Space gray

Display

Size
4.7-inch, 65.34% screen-to-body	6.8-inch
Type
IPS LCD, 625 nits	AMOLED
Resolution
1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
3 (Average)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2390 MHz Monsoon and Mistral	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 680
GPU
Apple 3-core GPU	Adreno 660
Memory
2GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 2GB/64GB 2GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
1821 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 7.5W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Flash
Quad LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light	Yes
Front
7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Lightning	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 12, 2017 FCC ID value: BCG-E3174A
Measured SAR
Head: 1.09 W/kg Body: 1.09 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$699

A1863

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB

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