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Apple iPhone 8 Plus Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy A12 Mobile Phone
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 4.4Android 10Android 7.1
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz1.3 GHz2.0 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores6-coreQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A11 Bionic
N/A
MediaTek Cortex-A53Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
RAM memory3 GB1 GB
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
6 GB
GPU model
N/A
N/A
PowerVR GE8320ARM Mali-G71 MP20

Display

Screen size5.5 in4.7 in6.5 in6.3 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Number of colors16.7M
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1080 x 1920 px1280 x 720 px1600 x 720 px1440 x 2960 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
IPS LCD
  • PLS TFT
  • TFT
AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi312.0 ppi
N/A
521.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
N/A
N/A
Dual screen supportno
N/A
N/A
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDRyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Multi touch
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
N/A
1/2.55"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx48.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx
N/A
5.0 Mpx
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.8
N/A
F/2.2
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Video recordingyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px
N/A
N/A
3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps
N/A
N/A
240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
N/A
2.0 Mpx
N/A
Resolution (fourth camera)
N/A
N/A
2.0 Mpx
N/A
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
Lens aperture (fourth camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)
N/A
N/A
123.0 °
N/A
3D Capture
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
2x
Face detectionBody and face detection
N/A
N/A
yes
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Face detectionBody and face detection
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2
N/A
F/2.2
N/A
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
8 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernoyes
N/A
yes
Maximum card storage
N/A
32GB
N/A
256GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
microSD
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • White
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Blue
  • White
  • Gold
  • Black
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Plastic
N/A
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Shock resistantno
N/A
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.24 in5.51 in6.46 in6.4 in
Width3.07 in2.67 in2.98 in2.94 in
Depth0.3 in0.32 in0.35 in0.34 in
Weight7.13 oz
N/A
7.23 oz6.88 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
N/A
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
N/A
Fingerprintyes
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Barometeryes
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
N/A
N/A
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSDPA
  • FDD-LTE
  • HSPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
VoWiFi
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
GPS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
N/A
yes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
N/A
3G UMTSyes
N/A
N/A
yes
4G LTEyes
N/A
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium Ion
N/A
Battery capacity2670.0 mAh2200.0 mAh5000.0 mAh3300.0 mAh
Standby time38.0 h
N/A
N/A
220.0 h
Talk time21.0 h
N/A
57.0 h22.0 h
Fast chargingyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Wireless charging yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Wireless charging standard
  • QI
  • Qi
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

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