Apple iPhone 11 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S8 Comparison and Differences
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Apple iPhone 11 Pro
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Apple iPhone 11 Pro or Samsung Galaxy S8 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Apple iPhone 11 Pro | Samsung Galaxy S8 | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2019, September | 2017, March | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 144 x 71.4 x 8.1 mm | 5.67 x 5.67 x 2.81 in | 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm | 5.86 x 5.86 x 2.68 in | |
| Weight | 188 g | 6.63 oz | 155 g | 5.47 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass, stainless steel frame | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Midnight Green (matte colors) | Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink, Burgundy Red | |
| Battery | 3046 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 3000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | |
| Battery life |
Talking time - Up to 18 h Music play - Up to 65 h |
Talking time - Up to 20 h (3G) Music play - Up to 67 h |
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| Approximate price | 1150 EUR | 390 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | XDR OLED | Super AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 5.8" in | 5.8" in | |
| Screen area | 84.4 cm2 | 84.8 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 18.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 82.1% | 83.6% | |
| Screen resolution | 1125 x 2436 px | 1440 x 2960 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 458 PPI | 570 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | |
| Other specs | - Super Retina -800 nits -Dolby Vision -HDR10 -Wide color gamut -True-tone -120 Hz touch-sensing |
- HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Triple | 12 MP, Single | |
| Camera specs | -12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS -12 MP, f/2.0, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom -12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm (ultrawide) |
-12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF | |
| Functions | Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 117 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 124 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 102 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 12 MP, Dual | 8 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide) TOF 3D camera |
8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF | |
| Functions | HDR | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS | 1440p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 92 | 73 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 93 | 71 | |
| DxOMark Video | 90 | 75 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | iOS 13, upgradable to iOS 13.2 | Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) | |
| Chipset | - Apple A13 Bionic (7 nm+) | - Exynos 8895 Octa (10 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China |
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| CPU | - Hexa-core (2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder) | - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - EMEA -Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - USA & China |
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| GPU | Apple GPU (4-core graphics) | Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA Adreno 540 - USA & China |
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| External memory | No | microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only | |
| Internal memory | 64GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM, 512GB 4GB RAM | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 913466 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 238175 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 329065 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 161187 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 238175 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 525543 | 231907 | |
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 1704 | 361 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 3730 | 1243 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1255 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 531 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Metal | 13541 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 1336 | 340 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 3348 | 1454 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 5475 | 1763 | |
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 13775 | 6028 | |
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 8798 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 3410 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Nano-SIM and/or Electronic SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 11(1500), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100) - A2215 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - A2160 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - A2217 |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 66(1700/2100), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A 1.6 Gbps DL, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 2.0, proprietary reversible connector | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 1.18 W/kg (head) 1.16 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body) |
SAR - 0.44 W/kg (head) 0.75 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.32 W/kg (head) 1.27 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | No | Yes | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic -Dolby Atmos sound |
- 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 | |
| Other extras |
- Siri natural language commands and dictation - Fast battery charging 18W: 50% in 30 min - USB Power Delivery 2.0 - Qi wireless charging - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 4m for 30 mins) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) -Stylus support |
- Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) - -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
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| Versions |
- Versions: -A2215 (Global market) -A2160 (USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands) -A2217 (China, Hong Kong) |
- Versions: G950F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); G950FD (Global Dual-SIM); G950U (USA Unlocked); G950A (AT&T); G950P (Sprint); G950T (T-Mobile); G950V (Verizon); G950R4 (US Cellular); G950W (Canada); G950 |
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