Samsung Galaxy Note 21 vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
	6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches 158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm
Weight
	7.13 oz (202.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus
Keys
	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Gold, Silver, Red, Space gray

Display

Size
6.8-inch	5.5-inch
Resolution
	1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 401 PPI
Technology
AMOLED	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
	67.47 %
Peak brightness
	625 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

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

Battery

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

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual 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
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
Yes	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
	7 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
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(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
	Bands 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
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

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 949
In The Box
	EarPods with Lighting connector, Lightning to 3.5mm headphone jack adapter, Lightning to USB Cable, USB Power Adapter, Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
	Sep 12, 2017

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Internal storage	64GB
MSRP	$ 799

A1864

with 128 GB storage

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Note 21 Specs	Apple iPhone 8 Plus Specs
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