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Apple iPhone 8 Mobile Phone
Apple iPhone 8
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Apple iPhone 8 Plus Mobile Phone
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
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Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Apple iOS 11Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz2.5 GHz1.9 GHz
CPU cores6-core6-core8-core
CPU modelApple A11 BionicApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880
RAM memory2 GB3 GB3 GB
GPU model
N/A
N/A
ARM Mali-T830 MP2

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.5 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLED
Resolution750 x 1334 px1080 x 1920 px1080 x 1920 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
  • AMOLED
  • Full HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi401.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
HDRyesyes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"1/3"
N/A
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps240.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
12.0 Mpx
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
F/2.8
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx7.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Face detectionBody and face detectionBody and face detection
N/A
HDR modeAuto HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2F/2.2F/1.9
Light sourceRetina FlashRetina FlashDisplay flash

Storage

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

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
N/A
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantyesyes
N/A
Shock resistantnonoyes

Dimensions

Height5.45 in6.24 in5.75 in
Width2.65 in3.07 in2.81 in
Depth0.29 in0.3 in0.31 in
Weight5.22 oz7.13 oz5.61 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
Fingerprintyesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyes

Other features

Payment technologyApple PayApple PaySamsung Pay
Built-in stereo speakersyesyes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
DLNA certifiednono
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version5.05.04.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • AAC
  • SBC
SBC
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connection
  • Lightning
  • USB
  • Lightning
  • USB
USB
Video outputNoNoNo
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.0
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
USB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
no

Cellular

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

Battery

Replaceable batterynono
N/A
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity1820.0 mAh2670.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time24.0 h38.0 h
N/A
Talk time14.0 h21.0 h16.0 h
Fast chargingyesyes
N/A
Wireless charging yesyes
N/A
Wireless charging standard
  • QI
  • Qi
  • QI
  • Qi
N/A

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