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Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Apple iPhone 7

General

  •   Samsung Galaxy S8Apple iPhone 7
  • Phone
    Samsung Galaxy S8
  • Technology
    GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
  • Announced
    01 January 1970 01 January 1970
  • Status
    Discontinued Discontinued
  • Price
    About 230 EUR About 180 EUR
  • Model Names
    SM-G950FD, SM-G950W, SM-G950S, SM-G950K, SM-G950L, SM-G9500, SM-G950A, SM-G950P, SM-G950T, SM-G950U, SM-G950V, SM-G950F, SM-G950U1, SM-G950N, SC-02J, SCV36, SM-G950, G950F A1660, A1778, A1779, A1780, A1853, A1866, iPhone9,1, iPhone9,3

Display

  •   Samsung Galaxy S8Apple iPhone 7
  • Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor)
    Super AMOLED, HDR10 Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (typ)
  • Size
    5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio) 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~65.6% screen-to-body ratio)
  • Resolution
    1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density) 750 x 1334 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
  • Protection Display Protection => Gorilla Glass is a special alkali-aluminosilicate glass shield with exceptional damage resistance that helps protect mobile displays from scratches, drops, and bumps of everyday use, It is always better to go for a smartphone with Gorilla Glass for that added protection and peace of mind.
    Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Ion-strengthened glass
  • Features
    Corning Gorilla Glass 5 3D Touch (home button only)Always-on display 3D Touch display & home button
  • Display Test
    Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.768 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 1603:1 (nominal), 3.964 (sunlight)

Camera

  •   Samsung Galaxy S8Apple iPhone 7
  • Main Camera Camera is able to capture photographs and usually videos, The most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality.
    Single Camera: 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4m, dual pixel PDAF, OIS Single Camera: 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/3", PDAF, OIS
  • Main Features
    LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
  • Video
    4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS, OIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps
  • Selfie Camera
    Dual Camera: 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22m, AF
    2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
    Single Camera: 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
  • Selfie Camera Features
    Dual video call, Auto-HDR Face detection, HDR, panorama
  • Selfie Camera Video
    1440p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Battery

  •   Samsung Galaxy S8Apple iPhone 7
  • Type Battery Type => Cell phones run on various kinds of batteries depending on the manufacturer, phone size or shape and features. There are basically four types of cell phone batteries => Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium.
    Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable (11.55 Wh) Li-Ion 1960 mAh, non-removable (7.45 Wh)
  • Battery Test Battery Capacity is a measure (typically in Amp-hr) of the charge stored by the battery, and is determined by the mass of active material contained in the battery. The battery capacity represents the maximum amount of energy that can be extracted from the battery under certain conditions.
    Endurance rating 84h Endurance rating 61h
  • Charging
    15W wired, QC2
    Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)

Hardware

  •   Samsung Galaxy S8Apple iPhone 7
  • Operating System
    Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI iOS 10.0.1, upgradable to iOS 15.7
  • Chipset Chipset is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming.
    Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEAQualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China Apple A10 Fusion (16 nm)
  • CPU CPU (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone.
    Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - EMEAOcta-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - USA & China Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr)
  • GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion.
    Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEAAdreno 540 - USA & China PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics)
  • Performance
    AnTuTu: 199022 (v7)
    GeekBench: 6656 (v4.4)
    GFXBench: 13fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
    Basemark OS II 2.0: 3416
  • Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored.
    64GB 4GB RAM 32GB 2GB RAM, 128GB 2GB RAM, 256GB 2GB RAM
    NVMe
  • Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras.
    microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only No
  • Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device.
    Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Connectivity

  •   Samsung Galaxy S8Apple iPhone 7
  • Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world.
    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
  • Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices.
    5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.2, A2DP, LE
  • USB
    USB Type-C 3.1 Lightning, USB 2.0
  • GPS GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky.
    GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
  • NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.
    Yes Yes
  • Radio
    No No

Sound

  •   Samsung Galaxy S8Apple iPhone 7
  • Loudspeaker
    Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
  • 3.5mm Jack
    Yes No
  • Loudspeaker Test
    Voice 66dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 72dB Voice 67dB / Noise 73dB / Ring 75dB

Design

  •   Samsung Galaxy S8Apple iPhone 7
  • Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones.
    Bar Bar
  • Dimensions
    148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in) 138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm (5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
  • Weight
    155 g (5.47 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
  • Colors
    Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink, Burgundy Red Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Red
  • Build
    Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame

Network

  •   Samsung Galaxy S8Apple iPhone 7
  • Speed
    HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
  • SIM SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages.
    Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
    IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
    Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
  • 2G Network
    GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1660, A1778
    CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1660
  • 3G Network
    HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1660, A1778
    CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - A1660
  • 4G Network
    1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66, 38, 39, 40, 41 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1660, A1778
  • 5G Network

FCC SAR Levels

  •   Samsung Galaxy S8Apple iPhone 7
  • FCC Approval Date This is the date the phone SAR test was completed before the phone's release to the public as required by law.
    07 September 2016
  • FCC ID The FCC ID is the code used to register a device for FCC compliance
    BCG-E3085A
  • FCC Report Link A direct link to the FCC's website for confirming SAR levels that are listed on our website - We did the homework for you!
  • US SAR Ratings USA Legal Limit is 1.6 W/kg
    T-Mobile and Cingular use GSM, Verizon and Sprint use CDMA
  • Head SAR Level SAR test when held against your head when only using cellular service. Wifi and other transmitter are NOT active
    1.10 w/kg
  • Body SAR Level SAR test when held against your body only using cellular service. Wifi and other transmitter are NOT active
    1.14 w/kg
  • Product Specific Use SAR test when held against your body only using the phone as a hotspot. Cellular and other transmitter are NOT active
  • Simultaneous Transmission The highest possible SAR recorded with ALL transmitters active, Cellular, WiFi, and Hotspot
    1.56 w/kg
  • Simultaneous Head The highest possible SAR test when held against your HEAD with cellular and WiFi transmitters active,
    1.49 w/kg
  • Simultaneous Body The highest possible SAR test when held against your BODY with cellular and WiFi transmitters active,
    1.56 w/kg
  • Hotspot SAR The highest possible SAR test when held against your BODY using the phone as a hotspot with cellular and WiFi transmitters active,
    1.16 w/kg

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