Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro Comparison and Differences
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Apple iPhone 8 Plus
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Apple iPhone 8 Plus or Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Apple iPhone 8 Plus | Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+1) | |
| Release date | 2017, September | 2018, March | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm | 6.24 x 6.24 x 3.07 in | 151.7 x 75 x 8 mm | 5.97 x 5.97 x 2.95 in | |
| Weight | 202 g | 7.13 oz | 170 g | 6 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass, aluminum frame | Front glass, aluminum body, plastic ends | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Gold, Space Gray, Silver, Red | Black, Gold, Rose Gold | |
| Battery | 2691 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 3300 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | |
| Battery life |
Talking time - Up to 21 h (3G) Music play - Up to 60 h |
Talking time - Up to 21 h (3G) Music play - Up to 84 h |
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| Approximate price | 770 EUR | 170 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | LED-backlit IPS LCD | PLS TFT | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 5.5" in | 5.5" in | |
| Screen area | 83.4 cm2 | 83.4 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 16:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 67.4% | 73.3% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 1920 px | 1080 x 1920 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 401 PPI | 401 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating | Corning Gorilla Glass (market dependent) | |
| Other specs | - Wide color gamut -3D Touch display & home button -True-tone |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Dual | 13 MP, Single | |
| Camera specs | -12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), OIS, PDAF -12 MP, f/2.8, 57mm (telephoto), 2x optical zoom, PDAF |
-13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF | |
| Functions | Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR | LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps | 1080p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 94 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 96 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 89 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 7 MP, Single | 13 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) | 13 MP, f/1.9 | |
| Functions | Face detection, HDR | ||
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | iOS 11, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3 | Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) | |
| Chipset | - Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm) | - Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm) | |
| CPU | - Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral) | - Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 | |
| GPU | Apple GPU (three-core graphics) | Mali-T830 MP1 | |
| External memory | No | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | |
| Internal memory | 64/256 GB, 3 GB RAM | 32 GB, 3 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 378011 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 118857 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 118036 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 60136 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 118857 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 302943 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 1050 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 2162 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Metal | 5298 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 917 | 118 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1993 | 450 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 4224 | 711 | |
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 10193 | 3462 | |
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 2268 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 2842 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Nano-SIM | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA / 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) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300) |
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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, LTE Cat4 150/50 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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | |
| NFC | Yes | ||
| USB | 2.0, proprietary reversible connector | microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE | 4.1, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 1.19 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body) |
SAR - 0.61 W/kg (head) SAR EU - 0.37 W/kg (head) 1.63 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | FM radio | |
| Headphone jack | No | Yes | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity | |
| 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+ |
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| Versions |
- Versions: A1864 (USA, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, China) A1897 (EMEA, UAE, LATAM, Canada, USA AT&T/T-Mobile, Singapore); A1898 (Japan) |
- Versions: G611FF/DS (India) Also known as Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime (2018) |
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