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Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Specs Comparison

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9.2
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
6.5
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
Apple iPhone 8 Plus Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
Released · Sep 22, 2017
Released · Jan 06, 2018
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
5.6-inch · 2220x1080px
Dual camera
Single camera
3GB · 256GB
4GB · 64GB
2691 mAh
3000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2017 Dec 19, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$949

Design

Dimensions
6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches
158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm 		5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches
149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm
Weight
7.13 oz (202.0 g) 6.07 oz (172.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum 		Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67 Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Red, Space gray Black, Gold, Orchid grey, Blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 67.47% screen-to-body 5.6-inch, 75.60% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 625 nits Super AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 401 PPI 2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 441 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 (14 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core
2390 MHz
Monsoon and Mistral 		Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Apple 3-core GPU Mali-G71
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/256GB
3GB/64GB 		4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
4GB/32GB
Storage expansion
not expandable microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
2691 mAh, Li - Ion 3000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging 		Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W
Wireless: 7.5W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Single 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 		16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
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
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 		1080p (30 fps)
Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
7 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p 		16 MP (Dual-Camera)
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), Barometer, 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, BeiDou
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 Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation 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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
4, 5, 8 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
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), HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 14, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMA530F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.26 W/kg
Body: 0.76 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.54 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.98 W/kg

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