Apple iPhone 8 vs Samsung Galaxy S10e Comparison and Differences
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Apple iPhone 8 or Samsung Galaxy S10e Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Apple iPhone 8 | Samsung Galaxy S10e | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2017, September | 2019, February | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm | 5.45 x 5.45 x 2.65 in | 142.2 x 69.9 x 7.9 mm | 5.6 x 5.6 x 2.75 in | |
| Weight | 148 g | 5.22 oz | 150 g | 5.29 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass, aluminum frame | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Silver, Space Gray, Gold, Red | Prism White, Prism Black, Prism Green, Prism Blue, Canary Yellow, Flamingo Pink | |
| Battery | 1821 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 3100 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | |
| Battery life |
Talking time - Up to 14 h (3G) Music play - Up to 40 h |
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| Approximate price | 700 EUR | 780 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | LED-backlit IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 4.7" in | 5.8" in | |
| Screen area | 60.9 cm2 | 82.8 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 16:9 (height:width) | 19:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 65.4% | 83.3% | |
| Screen resolution | 750 x 1334 px | 1080 x 2280 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 326 PPI | 438 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | |
| Other specs | - Wide color gamut -3D Touch display & home button -True-tone |
- HDR10+ -Always-on display |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Single | 12 MP, Dual | |
| Camera specs | -12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), OIS, PDAF | -12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS - 16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.0µm |
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| Functions | Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps | 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 92 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 93 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 90 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 7 MP, Single | 10 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 7 MP, f/2.2 | 10 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF | |
| Functions | Face detection, HDR, panorama | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | iOS 11, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3 | Android 9.0 (Pie) | |
| Chipset | - Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm) | - Exynos 9820 Octa (8 nm) - Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/LATAM, China |
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| CPU | - Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral) | - Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA -Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.41 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) - USA/LATAM, China |
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| GPU | Apple GPU (three-core graphics) | Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA Adreno 640 - USA/LATAM, China |
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| External memory | No | microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only | |
| Internal memory | 64/256 GB, 2 GB RAM | 256 GB, 8 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 485821 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 145501 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 94979 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 93682 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 145501 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 267441 | 409277 | |
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 1020 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1595 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Metal | 4596 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 909 | 742 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1838 | 2027 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 4266 | 4253 | |
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 10535 | 9787 | |
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 7336 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Nano-SIM | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -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), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA -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), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - Global 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), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 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/ac/ax, 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 - 1.32 W/kg (head) 1.36 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.19 W/kg (head) 1.17 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | FM radio (USA & Canada only) | |
| Headphone jack | No | Yes | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic -Dolby Atmos/AKG sound |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | |
| Other extras |
- Siri natural language commands and dictation - Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min -Qi wireless charging - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) |
- ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation - Fast battery charging 15W -Fast wireless charging 15W -Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
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| Versions |
- Versions: A1863 (USA, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, China) A1905 (EMEA, UAE, LATAM, Canada, USA AT&T/T-Mobile, Singapore); A1906 (Japan) |
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