Samsung Galaxy S7 vs Apple iPhone 8
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 5.1-inch Samsung Galaxy S7 (with Exynos 8 Octa 8890) that was released on February 21, 2016, against the Apple iPhone 8, which is powered by Apple A11 Bionic and came out 19 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S7
- Comes with 1179 mAh larger battery capacity: 3000 vs 1821 mAh
- 77% higher pixel density (576 vs 326 PPI)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 128GB
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size
- Has 2x more RAM: 4GB versus 2GB
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Super AMOLED display (versus competitor''s IPS LCD)
- Thinner bezels – 6.7% more screen real estate
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 8
- 86% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (413K versus 221K)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5)
- Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Samsung
- Stereo speakers
- Delivers 19% higher peak brightness (644 against 540 nits)
- More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A11 Bionic
- The phone is 1-year and 7-months newer
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Review
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
Scores with a red asterisk (
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) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 5.1 inches | 4.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 2560 pixels | 750 x 1334 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| PPI | 576 ppi | 326 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 539 nits | 625 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 72.1% | 65.4% |
| RGB color space | - | 99.9% |
| PWM | 238 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 99.3 ms | 22 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | 1373:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 142.4 mm (5.61 inches) | 138.4 mm (5.45 inches) |
| Width | 69.6 mm (2.74 inches) | 67.3 mm (2.65 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.3 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 152 g (5.36 oz) | 148 g (5.22 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP67 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Gold | Silver, Gold, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 | Apple A11 Bionic |
| Max clock | 2300 MHz | 2100 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture |
- 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2.3 GHz: Mongoose M1 |
- 4 cores at 1.42 GHz: Mistral
- 2 cores at 2.39 GHz: Monsoon |
| Lithography process | 14 nanometers | 10 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-T880 MP12 | Apple A11 GPU |
| GPU shading units | 192 | 192 |
| GPU clock | 650 MHz | 1066 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~249.6 GFLOPS | ~409.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 74904 | 130384 |
| GPU | 29333 | 91667 |
| Memory | 55586 | 83818 |
| UX | 60927 | 104393 |
| Total score | 221803 | 413559 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 41.7 °C | 45.4 °C |
| Stability | - | 62% |
| Graphics test | - | 18 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 3135 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR4 |
| Memory clock | 1794 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 32, 64 GB | 64, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.0 | NVMe |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 128 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 6.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 8.0) | iOS 11 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16.5) |
| ROM | TouchWiz UI | - |
| OS size | 7.5 GB | 6 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 3000 mAh | 1821 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes, Qi/PMA | Yes, Qi (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 40 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:40 hr | 1:15 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 08:04 hr |
| Watching video | - | 08:37 hr |
| Gaming | - | 03:56 hr |
| Standby | - | 82 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 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 | 240 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Lenses | 1 (12 MP) | 1 (12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.7 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Sony IMX260 (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 |
| Camera features | - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 8 from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 5 megapixels | 7 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 2560 x 1440 | 3088 x 2320 |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 32 mm |
| Pixel size | 1.34 microns | 1 microns |
| Sensor type | ISOCELL CMOS | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/4.1" | - |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) 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 |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 4.2 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | Micro USB | No |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - USB-Host mode |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC * | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| 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 * | 9 | 16 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February 2016 | September 2017 |
| Release date | March 2016 | September 2017 |
| SAR (head) | 0.406 W/kg | 1.35 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.48 W/kg | 1.36 W/kg |
| Sensors |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, gaming, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Apple iPhone 8 . But if the display, battery life, and design are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy S7 .
