Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 7 Plus vs Apple iPhone 8 vs Samsung Galaxy A21s

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Samsung
Announced September 2016 September 2017 Expected Announcement - May 2020
Status Available - September 2016 Coming Soon - September 2017 Rumored
Price Rs. 72,000 ($999.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 64,000 ($699.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Space Gray, Silver Gold Black, White, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm
(6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
(5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 in)
8.9 mm thickness
(0.35 in thickness)
Weight 188 g (6.63 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz)
SIM Type Nano SIM Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 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) LTE LTE
SAR US 1.19 W/kg (head)
1.19 W/kg (body)
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SAR EU 1.24 W/kg (head)
1.00 W/kg (body)
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Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint with Force Touch
- IP67 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1.5 meters and 30 minutes
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 10 iOS 11 Android 10.0
Processor Quad-core, Apple A10 Fusion Hexa-core, Apple A11 Bionic Octa-core 2.0 GHz, Exynos 850
GPU 6 core - -
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 32/128/256 GB 64/256 GB 64 GB
External Memory No No microSDXC

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 3D Touch Display, Ion-strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Ion-strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating PLS TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 4.7 inches 6.55 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (268 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.51% 65.21% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP 12 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP
Flash Quad-LED (dual tone) Quad-LED (dual Tone) Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, (f/1.8, 28mm & f/2.8, 56mm, 2x optical zoom, OIS, Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama) Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.8, 28mm, OIS, 1/3" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 8MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) 48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 7 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.3, 29mm (normal), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
HDR, Panorama
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
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, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB v2.0, reversible connector 3.0, reversible connector Yes
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 (Safari) Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32/128/256 GB, 2 GB RAM 64/256 GB, 2 GB RAM 64 GB, 3 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSDXC
USB OTG - Not Supported 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
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor not present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Battery Charging 10W
Capacity 2700 mAh - 5000 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h - -
Talk Time Up to 21 h - -