Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A70 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2017	Mar 26, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
3GB/64GB - $949

Design

Dimensions
6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches 158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm	6.47 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches 164.3 x 76.7 x 7.9 mm
Weight
7.13 oz / 202.0 g	6.46 oz / 183.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Red, Space gray	Black, Pink, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 67.47% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 85.97% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 625 nits	Super AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 401 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 675 SM6150 (11 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core Monsoon and Mistral	Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 460
GPU
Apple 3-core GPU	Adreno 612
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 3GB/128GB 3GB/256GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
2691 mAh, Li - Ion	4500 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 7.5W

Camera

Rear
Dual 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	Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, Sapphire crystal lens cover, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 56 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Quad LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (240 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	32 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
4, 5, 8	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSPA
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Mar 28, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMA705FN
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.26 W/kg Body: 0.25 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 0.89 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.38 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$799

A1864

with 128 GB storage

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