Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Specs Comparison

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Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Apple iPhone 8 Plus Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e
Released · Sep 22, 2017
Released · Apr 26, 2019
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
10.5-inch · 2560x1600px
Dual camera
Single camera
3GB · 256GB
4GB · 128GB
2691 mAh
7040 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2017 Feb 15, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$949 $480

Design

Dimensions
6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches
158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm
9.65 x 6.30 x 0.22 inches
245 x 160 x 5.5 mm
Weight
7.13 oz / 202.0 g 14.11 oz / 400.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Red, Space gray Black, Gold, Silver

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 67.47% screen-to-body 10.5-inch, 81.50% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 625 nits Super AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 401 PPI 2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 PPI
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

Hardware

System chip
Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) Snapdragon 670 SDM670 (10 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core
2390 MHz
Monsoon and Mistral
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A75 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Apple 3-core GPU Adreno 615
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/256GB
3GB/64GB
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
4GB/64GB
6GB/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 7040 mAh, Li - Ion
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
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Pixel size: 1 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
Flash
Quad 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)
Hyperlapse
Front
7 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p
8 MP (Autofocus)
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
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling) ANT+

Multimedia

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

Cellular

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), LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
Prices (MSRP) $799
with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
Prices (MSRP) $400
A1864
with LTE support
Phone functionality Yes
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 66
3G Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
SIM type Nano SIM
with 128 GB storage
with 6GB RAM
Memory 6GB
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