Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Apple iPhone 8
Price Comparison (India)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Announced | |
| March 2017 | September 2017 |
| Status | |
| Available - April 2017 | Coming Soon - September 2017 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 57,900 ($720.00) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 64,000 ($699.00) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold | Space Gray, Silver Gold |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in) |
138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm (5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 in) |
| Weight | |
| 155 g (5.47 oz) | 148 g (5.22 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| Dual-SIM | Nano-SIM |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | LTE |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - | - Fingerprint Sensor - IP68 certified - dust and water resistant - Water resistant up to 1.5 meters and 30 minutes - Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) |
| Notification LED | |
| Yes | Yes |
Display
| Type | |
| Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 | LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Ion-strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 5.8 inches [Similar] | 4.7 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) | 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 84.06% | 65.21% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) | iOS 11 |
| Processor | |
|
Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 Exynos 8895 Octa [Similar] |
Hexa-core, Apple A11 Bionic |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 540 [Similar] | - |
| RAM | |
| 4 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 64 GB | 64/256 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | No |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 12 MP [Similar] | 12 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| Dual-LED (Dual Tone) | Quad-LED (dual Tone) Flash |
| Features | |
| Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 aperture, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama | Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.8, 28mm, OIS, 1/3" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 8MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) |
| Video | |
| 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps |
| Front Camera | |
| 8 MP, AF [Similar] | 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA, LTE, VoLTE | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX | 5.0, A2DP, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot |
| USB | |
| v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | 3.0, reversible connector |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 (Safari) |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 64 GB, 4 GB RAM | 64/256 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | No |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | Not Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Light Sensor | |
| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
| Gyroscope Sensor | |
| Barometer Sensor | |
| Heart-rate Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion battery | Non-removable Li-Ion battery |
| Capacity | |
| 3000 mAh | - |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |