Apple iPhone 7 vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone 7

Apple iPhone 7

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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)

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Apple iPhone 7 or Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone 7 Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)
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Release date 2016, September 2016, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm | 5.44 x 5.44 x 2.64 in 156.6 x 76.8 x 7.2 mm | 6.17 x 6.17 x 3.02 in
Weight 138 g | 4.87 oz 182 g | 6.42 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Red Blue, Pink, Silver, Gold
Battery 1960 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 14 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 40 h
Talking time - Up to 22 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 44 h
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Screen

Technology LED-backlit IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.7" in 5.7" in
Screen area 60.9 cm2 89.6 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 65.6% 74.5%
Screen resolution 750 x 1334 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 326 PPI 386 PPI
Screen protection Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - Wide color gamut
-3D Touch display & home button
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/3'', OIS, PDAF -16 MP, AF, f/1.9
Functions Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Main Score 85
DxOMark Photo 85
DxOMark Video 85
Front camera, selfie 7 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) 8 MP, f/1.9
Functions Face detection, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS iOS 10.0.1, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3 Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset - Apple A10 Fusion (16 nm) - Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr) - Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics) Mali-T760MP8
External memory No microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 32/128/256 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 291935
Antutu 10 CPU 84657
Antutu 10 GPU 91546
Antutu 10 Mem 48762
Antutu 10 UX 84657
Antutu 8 Total 218894
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 778
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 928
GeekBench 6 Metal 3666
GeekBench 5 Single Core 729 244
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1289 950
GeekBench 4 Single Core 3410 1305
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5745 4204
GeekBench 4 Battery 1927

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM 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 - A1660, A1778 
CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1660
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1660, A1778 
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - A1660
-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), 27(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A1660, A1778
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 38(2600) - Taiwan 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - UAE
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 1.38 W/kg (head)     1.34 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU - 0.13 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio, RDS, recording
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Siri natural language commands and dictation
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

- ANT+
Versions
- Versions: A810F/DS (UAE); A810YZ (Taiwan) Also known as Samsung Galaxy A8 Duos (2016) with dual-SIM card slots

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