Samsung’s S series lineup and Apple’s iPhone lineup never do get announced at the same time. Hence most people say that comparisons between the two are often unfair. While that may be debatable, a comparison is definitely needed and is unavoidable. Here is a spec comparison between the two smaller siblings in each company’s lineup.
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| Samsung Galaxy S8 | Apple iPhone 7 | |
| Size | 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm | 138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm |
| Weight | 155 grams | 138 grams |
| Display | 5.8″ Curved Super AMOLED Infinity Display with 2960×1440 Pixels Resolution, 18.5:9 Aspect Ratio, 83.6% Screen to Body Ratio, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 and 3D Touch (Home Button) | 4.7″ IPS Display with 1334×720 Pixels Resolution, 65.6% Screen to Body Ratio, 3D Touch, Wide Colour gamut, Oleophobic Coating and Ion Strengthened Glass |
| Software | Android 7.0 with Grace UX | iOS 10.0.1 (Now 10.3) |
| Processor | 10nm Octa-Core Exynos 8895 (Majority of Markets) / Snapdragon 835 (Select Markets including USA) | Apple A10 Fusion |
| RAM | LPDDR4 4GB / 6GB (Select Markets such as China) | 2GB RAM |
| Storage | UFS 2.1 64GB / 128GB (Select Markets such as China) | 32GB/128GB/256GB, No Card Slot |
| Connectivity | nanoSIM (Single SIM or Hybrid Dual SIM i.e nano + nano/microSD – Market Dependant), Bluetooth 5.0, Dual-Band WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, USB Type-C 3.1 | Single nanoSIM, Lightning Port, Dual Band WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2 |
| Camera (Rear) | 12 Megapixels, 26mm Focal Length, f1.7, 1/2.5″ Sensor Size, OIS, LED Flash, PDAF and 1.4 micron Pixel Size | 12 Megapixel Camera with 1/3″ Sensor Size, f1.8 Aperture, OIS, Quad-LED Dual-Tone Flash and PDAF |
| Camera (Front) | 8 Megapixels, f1.7, Autofocus | 7 Megapixel f2.2 with 32mm FoV |
| Battery | 3000 mAh Non-Removable (QuickCharge 2.0 Equivalent) | 1960 mAh Non-Removable |
| Colours | Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold | Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Red |
| Others | IP68 Rating (Dustproof and Waterproof) | IP67 Rating (Dustproof and Waterproof) |
| Wireless Fast Charging (Qi and PMA Standards) | No 3.5mm Audio Jack (Need Lightning Converter) | |
| Samsung Pay | Stereo Speakers | |
| Upto 4K 60fps and 1080p 120fps Video Recording | Apple Pay | |
| Rear Mounted Fingerprint Scanner, Iris Scanner Up Front, No Home Button | Fingerprint Scanner Housed in Pressure Sensitive Home Button | |
| LTE Cat.16 (1024 Mbps/1 Gbps) | LTE Cat.9 (450 Mbps) | |
| Bixby Virtual Assistant | ||
| Gorilla Glass 5 Back | ||
| HDR 10 Compliant Display | ||
| AKG Earphones (Bundled in Package) |