Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A35 vs Google Pixel 8a

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Google
Announced September 2017 March 2024 May 2024
Status Coming Soon - September 2017 Coming Soon - March 2024 Coming Soon - May 2024
Price Rs. 74,000 ($799.00) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 52,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Black; other colors Obsidian, Porcelain, Bay, Aloe
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm
(6.24 x 3.07 x 0.3 in)
161.7 x 78 x 8.2 mm
(6.37 x 3.07 x 0.32 in)
152.1 x 72.7 x 8.9 mm
(5.99 x 2.86 x 0.35 in)
Weight 174 g (6.14 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and eSIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 42, 66 - G6GPR (International)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 71 - G8HHN (USA), GKV4X (NA)
5G Network - SA/NSA/Sub6 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 76, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - G6GPR (International)
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GKV4X (NA)
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - G8HHN (USA)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.44 W/kg (head)
0.92 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging 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)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical),
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 11 Android 14 Android 14
User Interface - One UI 6.1 -
Processor Hexa-core, Apple A11 Bionic Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Exynos 1380 (5 nm) Nona-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X3 & 4x2.45 GHz Cortex-A715 & 4x2.15 GHz Cortex-A510), Google Tensor G3 (4 nm)
GPU - Mali-G68 MP5 Immortalis-G715s MC10
RAM 3 GB 8 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 64/256 GB 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Ion-strengthened glass, Oleophobic Coating FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
500 Nits, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
FHD+ OLED Screen
HDR, 120Hz Refresh Rate
2000 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 6.6 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (390 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (431 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.25% 84.99% 81.41%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no no
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP 50 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP 64 MP + 13 MP
Flash Quad-LED (dual Tone) Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, (f/1.8, 28mm & f/2.8, 56mm), OIS, 2x Optical Zoom, 1/3" Sensor Size @ 28mm, 1/3.6" Sensor Size @ 56mm, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 8MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.96", PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73", 0.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
13 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm
Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, OIS
Front Camera 7 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
13 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm
Auto-HDR, panorama
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A, 5G HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual/tri-band (market/region dependent)
USB 3.0, reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 3.2
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
Browser HTML5 (Safari) Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/256 GB, 3 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 25W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast Charging 18W Wired, PD3.0
7.5W wireless
Capacity - 5000 mAh 4492 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -