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Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)


Apple iPhone 8 Plus


Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)
Apple iPhone 8 Plus

Released in January 2017. Features 5.7 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels and 386 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7880 with up to 3 GB memory and 32 GB storage. It has 3,600 mAh battery.

Released in September 2017. Features 5.5 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels and 401 ppi.

Hexa-core processor Apple A11 Bionic with up to 3 GB memory and 256 GB storage. It has 2,691 mAh battery.

Head to Head
  • Lighter (9%)
  • Slightly larger screen (4%)
  • OLED screen
  • Probably better front camera
  • More processing power (12%)
  • Much better battery capacity (25%)
  • Battery with better fast charging (17%)
  • Thinner (5%)
  • Slightly better quality screen (4%)
  • Probably more versatile rear camera
  • Probably better rear camera
  • More storage


Specifications

Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Specifications
Brand Samsung Apple
Model - A1864, A1897, A1898
Release Date January 2017 September 2017
Operating System TouchWiz UI (Android 6.0) iOS 11
Dimensions
Size 156.8 x 77.6 x 7.9 mm
6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 in
158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm
6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 in
Weight 186 g
6.56 oz
202 g
7.13 oz
Screen
Size 5.7 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1,080 x 1,920 pixels 1,080 x 1,920 pixels
PPI 386 401
Features OLED -
Cameras
Rear 16 MP f/1.9 Wide Dual camera
12 MP f/1.8 Wide
12 MP f/2.8 Telephoto
Front 16 MP f/1.9 Wide 7 MP f/2.2 Standard
Storage
Memory 3 GB 3 GB
Fixed 32 GB 64 GB
128 GB
256 GB
Removable microSDXC -
Processor
Chip Samsung Exynos 7880
Octa-core processor
14 nm
Apple A11 Bionic
Hexa-core processor
10 nm
CPU 8x 1.90 GHz Cortex-A53 2x 2.39 GHz Monsoon
4x 1.42 GHz Mistral
GPU Mali-T830 MP3 Apple-designed three-core
Battery
Capacity 3,600 mAh 2,691 mAh
Features Fast charging 18W Fast charging 15W
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True False
Micro USB False False
USB Type-C True False
Lightning False True

Size comparison

Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) Apple iPhone 8 Plus

Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)

Apple iPhone 8 Plus

5.7"
186 g
6.56 oz

5.5"
202 g
7.13 oz