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Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy Note

3.07 in
6.24 in
Apple iPhone 8 Plus Mobile Phone
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
3.26 in
5.78 in
Samsung Galaxy Note Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Note
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
21
4.0 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
45 %
4 stars
45 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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29
4.2 out of 5
18 user ratings
5 stars
38 %
4 stars
61 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
35
4.1 out of 5
35 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
39
4.2 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
41 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %

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Hardware

Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 4.1
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz1.4 GHz
CPU cores6-coreDual-core
CPU modelApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 4 Dual 4210
RAM memory3 GB1 GB

Display

Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
Screen size5.5 in5.3 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCD
  • LCD
  • OLED
Resolution1080 x 1920 px1280 x 800 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi285.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRyesno

Rear camera

Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Touch focusyesyes
Face detectionBody and face detectionyes

Front camera

Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
Primary resolution7.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx
Face detectionBody and face detectionyes

Storage

Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB
Memory card readernoyes

Design

Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Plastic
Water resistantyesno
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
Height6.24 in5.78 in
Width3.07 in3.26 in
Depth0.3 in0.38 in
Weight7.13 oz6.28 oz

Sensors

Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
Barometeryesyes

Connectivity

Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
Dual sim supportnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMini-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version5.03.0 HS
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
SBC
NFCyesyes
Charging connection
  • Lightning
  • USB
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputNoMHL

Cellular

Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
A-GPS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTEyes
  • no
  • yes

Battery

Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
Replaceable batterynoyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2670.0 mAh2500.0 mAh
Standby time38.0 h820.0 h
Talk time21.0 h13.0 h
Fast chargingyesno
Wireless charging yesno

Pros & Cons

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          Often compared with Apple iPhone 8 Plus

          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy Note