Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Apple iPhone 12 vs Samsung Galaxy S21 5G
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| Manufacturer | Samsung | Apple | Samsung |
| Announced | March 2017 | October 2020 | 2021, January 14 |
| Status | Available - April 2017 | Coming Soon - October 2020 | Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29 |
| Price | Rs. 57,900 ($720.00) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 79,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 69,999 ($799.99) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold | Black, White, Red, Green, Blue | Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink |
| Form Factor | Candybar | Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension |
148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in) |
146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm (5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 in) |
151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.8 x 0.31 in) |
| Weight | 155 g (5.47 oz) | 164 g (5.78 oz) | 169 g (5.96 oz) |
| SIM Type | Dual-SIM | Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China | Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| 3G Network | HSDPA | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | LTE | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2176 | LTE |
| 5G Network | - | 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2176 | SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | ||
| Build Features | - | IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) |
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic) Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ |
| Notification LED | Yes | - | - |
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| OS | Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) | iOS 14 | Android 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 |
Hexa-core, Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) | Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International / Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China/Korea, Exynos 2100 - International / Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 - USA/China/Korea |
| GPU | Adreno 540 | Apple GPU (4-core graphics) | Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea |
| RAM | 4 GB | N/A | 8 GB |
| Internal Memory | 64 GB | 64GB, 128GB, 256GB | 256 GB |
| External Memory | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | No | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) |
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| Type | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 | Super Retina XDR OLED screen Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating HDR10 625 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak) Dolby Vision Wide color gamut True-tone |
FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display 120Hz Refresh Rate HDR10+ 1300 nits (peak) Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Always-on display |
| Colors | 16M colors | 16M Colour | 16M Colour |
| Size | 5.8 inches | 6.1 inches | 6.2 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) | 1170 x 2532 pixels (457 ppi) | 1080 x 2400 pixels (424 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 84.06% | 87.25% | 86.12% |
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| Radio | No | No | FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) |
| Games | Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
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| Rear Camera | 12 MP | 12 MP + 12 MP | 12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP |
| Flash | Dual-LED (Dual Tone) | Quad-LED dual tone Flash | LED 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 | 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6" HDR (photo/panorama) |
12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS 64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video Auto-HDR, Panorama |
| Video | 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec. | 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS |
| Front Camera | 8 MP, AF [Similar] |
12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6" SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) HDR 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar] |
10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Dual video call, Auto-HDR, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar] |
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| GPRS | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 3G | HSPA, LTE, VoLTE | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G |
| Bluetooth | v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX | 5.0, A2DP, LE | 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/6, dual-band, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | Lightning, USB 2.0 | USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO |
| Browser | HTML5 | Yes | Yes |
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| Internal | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM | 64GB, 128GB, 256GB | 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 |
| Expandable Storage | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | No | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) |
| USB OTG | Supported | Not Supported | Supported |
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| Type | Non-removable Li-Ion battery | Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast charging 18W, 50% in 30 min (advertised) USB Power Delivery 2.0 Qi fast wireless charging 15W |
Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 25W USB Power Delivery 3.0 Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 4.5W |
| Capacity | 3000 mAh | - | 4000 mAh |
| Stand by | - | Up to 17 h (multimedia) | - |
| Talk Time | - | - | - |
Rs. 57,900 
Rs. 50,900 
