Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 6 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Apple
Announced September 2014 March 2017 September 2017
Status Available September 2014 Available - April 2017 Coming Soon - September 2017
Price - Rs. 57,900 ($720.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 74,000 ($799.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137.5 x 67 x 7.1 mm
(5.41 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm
(5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm
(6.24 x 3.07 x 0.3 in)
Weight 172 g (6.07 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE- all models LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (Touch ID)
Shatter proof glass, oleophobic coating
- - Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1.5 meters and 30 minutes
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 8, Upgradable to iOS 10 Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) iOS 11
Processor Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Apple A8 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 A11 Bionic
GPU PowerVR GX6450 Adreno 540 -
RAM 1 GB 4 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16/64/128 GB 64 GB 64/256 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Ion-strengthened glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.8 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 90.31% 84.06% 67.25%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 12 MP Dual 12 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual-tone) Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Quad-LED (dual Tone) Flash
Features Auto focus, 1.5µm Pixel Size, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR 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 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)
Video 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps
Front Camera 1.2 MP [Similar] 8 MP, AF [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB v2.0 v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.0, reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/256 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No
USB OTG - Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 2915 mAh 3000 mAh -
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -