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Samsung Galaxy Note 5 vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus

 
Brief information about compared phones: Apple iPhone 8 Plus , Samsung Galaxy Note 5

Apple iPhone 8 Plus 2017 year of release, cpu Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral), screen 5.5", with resolution 1080x1920. Smartphone has 7 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 2015 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53), screen 5.7", with resolution 1440x2560. Smartphone has 5 megapixel front camera and 16 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology LED-backlit IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" inch 5.7" inch
Screen area 83.4 cm2 88.5 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 67.4% 75.9%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1440 x 2560 px
PPI /points per inch/ 401 PPI 518 PPI
Screen protection Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 16 MP, Single
Camera specs 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), OIS, PDAF -12 MP, f/2.8, 57mm (telephoto), 2x optical zoom, PDAF 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF
Functions Face detection, HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1440p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 7 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1'', 1.34µm
DxOMark Main Score 94
DxOMark Photo 96
DxOMark Video 89
Performance Operating system OS iOS 11, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3 Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm) Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
Processor CPU Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral) Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU Apple GPU (three-core graphics) Mali-T760MP8
External memory No No
Internal memory 64/256 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/64/128 GB, 512GB 4GB
Antutu 7 score 232145 116282
GeekBench 4 Single Core 4224 1303
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 10193 4028
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2908
Antutu 8 score 305167
GeekBench 4 Battery 2842 1752
GeekBench 5 Single Core 244
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 926
General specs Release date 2017, September 2015, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158.4 Х 78.1 Х 7.5 mm 153.2 Х 76.1 Х 7.6 mm
Weight 202 g 171 g
Colors Gold, Space Gray, Silver, Red Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Silver Titan, White Pearl
Battery 2691 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 770 EUR 470 EUR
Battery life Talking time- Up to 21 h (3G) Music play - Up to 60 h Talking time- Up to 22 h (3G) Music play - Up to 64 h
Body build Front/back glass, aluminum frame Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps/ LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)     SAR - 1.53 W/kg (head)     1.28 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.45 W/kg (head)     0.58 W/kg (body)    
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack No Yes
Others Wide color gamut -3D Touch display & home button -True-tone 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min -Qi wireless charging -Siri natural language commands and dictation - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) - Versions: A1864 (USA, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, China) A1897 (EMEA, UAE, LATAM, Canada, USA AT&T/T-Mobile, Singapore); A1898 (Japan) Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 - Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) -ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Stylus -Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - Versions: N920T (T-Mobile); N920A (AT&T); N920I (Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Canada); N920G (LATAM); N920G/DS (Brazil, India)

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy iPhone 8 Plus
  • Screen 5.5"
Reasons to buy Galaxy Note 5
  • Screen 5.7"
  • Main camera 16 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB