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Samsung Galaxy A34 5G vs Apple iPhone 8

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Samsung Galaxy A34 5G vs Apple iPhone 8

70 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
VS
49 out of 100
Apple iPhone 8
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
Apple iPhone 8

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.6-inch Samsung Galaxy A34 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 1080) that was released on March 14, 2023, against the Apple iPhone 8, which is powered by Apple A11 Bionic and came out 67 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
  • Comes with 3179 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 1821 mAh
  • Has a 1.9 inches larger screen size
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Shows 76% longer battery life (40:04 vs 22:48 hours)
  • Thinner bezels – 19.5% more screen real estate
  • Modern USB Type-C port
  • Delivers 57% higher peak brightness (1010 against 644 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • The phone is 5-years and 7-months newer
  • 30% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (537K versus 413K)
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR4X 2133 MHz
  • More energy-efficient CPU – MediaTek Dimensity 1080
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 8
  • Handles Qi wireless charging up to 7.5W
  • Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Samsung
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 10.8 mm narrower
  • Weighs 51 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A34 5G and Apple iPhone 8 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation

Value for money

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy A34 5G
vs
iPhone 8

Display

Type Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.6 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 750 x 1334 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 16:9
PPI 390 ppi 326 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 1000 nits 625 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 84.9% 65.4%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display 		-
Display tests
RGB color space 100% 99.9%
PWM 253 Hz Not detected
Response time 1 ms 22 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity 1373:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy A34 5G +57%
1010 nits
iPhone 8
644 nits

Design and build

Height 161.3 mm (6.35 inches) 138.4 mm (5.45 inches)
Width 78.1 mm (3.07 inches) 67.3 mm (2.65 inches)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) 7.3 mm (0.29 inches)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
Waterproof IP67 IP67
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors Black, Silver, Green, Purple Silver, Gold, Gray
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Tests of Samsung Galaxy A34 5G and Apple iPhone 8 in the benchmarks
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 1080 Apple A11 Bionic
Max clock 2600 MHz 2100 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 		- 4 cores at 1.42 GHz: Mistral
- 2 cores at 2.39 GHz: Monsoon
Lithography process 6 nanometers 10 nanometers
Graphics Mali-G68 MP4 Apple A11 GPU
GPU shading units - 192
GPU clock 800 MHz 1066 MHz
FLOPS ~686 GFLOPS ~409.3 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
Galaxy A34 5G +30%
537752
iPhone 8
413559
CPU 170613 130384
GPU 117115 91667
Memory 98360 83818
UX 148836 104393
Total score 537752 413559
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Max surface temperature 37.5 °C 45.4 °C
Stability 99% 62%
Graphics test 13 FPS 18 FPS
Graphics score 2302 3135
PCMark 3.0
Web score 9586 -
Video editing 7449 -
Photo editing 18693 -
Data manipulation 11082 -
Writing score 14765 -

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6, 8 GB 2 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4
Memory clock 2133 MHz -
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128, 256 GB 64, 256 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 NVMe
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 13 iOS 11 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16.5)
ROM One UI 5.1 -
OS size 38 GB 6 GB

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 1821 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 15 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes, Qi (7.5 W)
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (49% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:55 hr 1:15 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 13:44 hr 08:04 hr
Watching video 17:53 hr 08:37 hr
Gaming 06:28 hr 03:56 hr
Standby 133 hr 82 hr
General battery life
Galaxy A34 5G +76%
40:04 hr
iPhone 8
22:48 hr

Camera

Specs and camera test of smartphones
Main camera
Matrix 48 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 8000 x 6000 4032 x 3024
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Quad LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 480 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 123° -
Lenses 3 (48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP) 1 (12 MP)
Wide (main) lens - 48 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8
- Focal length: 26 mm
- Pixel size: 0.8 micron
- Sensor: 1/2.0", Sony IMX582 (Exmor-RS CMOS)
- Phase autofocus
- Optical stabilization
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8
- Focal length: 28 mm
- Pixel size: 1.22 micron
- Sensor: 1/3", Apple iSight Camera (BSI CMOS)
- Phase autofocus
- Optical stabilization
Ultra-wide lens - 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2
- Pixel size: 1.12 micron
- Sensor: 1/4.0", Samsung S5K4HAYX (ISOCELL CMOS)
-
Macro lens - 5 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4
-
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode 		- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Samples Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A34 5G from DxOMark Photo samples of Apple iPhone 8 from DxOMark
Selfie camera
Megapixels 13 megapixels 7 megapixels
Image resolution 4160 x 3120 3088 x 2320
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 32 mm
Pixel size 1.12 microns 1 microns
Sensor type Exmor-RS CMOS BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.1" -
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS

DxOMark camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display 		- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.3 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG 		- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC * Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM * 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support * No No
Hybrid slot Yes No
LTE Cat * - 16
5G support Yes No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Galaxy A34 5G +13%
90.4 dB
iPhone 8
80.1 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced March 2023 September 2017
Release date March 2023 September 2017
SAR (head) 0.55 W/kg 1.35 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.49 W/kg 1.36 W/kg
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint 		- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included -
* Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy A34 5G is definitely a better buy.

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