Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 7 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy Note FE

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Samsung
Announced September 2016 September 2016 Not announced yet
Status Available - September 2016 Coming Soon - October 2016 Rumored
Price Rs. 72,000 ($999.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 39,240 ($588.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold, Mint Blue Coral, Gold Platinum, Silver Titanium, Black Onyx
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm
(6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
156.6 x 76.8 x 7.2 mm
(6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 in)
153.5 x 73.9 x 7.9 mm
(6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 in)
Weight 188 g (6.63 oz) 182 g (6.42 oz) 169 g (5.96 oz)
SIM Type 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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 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 band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) 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, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, 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
- Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Stylus
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 10 Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core, Apple A10 Fusion Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7420 Octa Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 8890 Octa
GPU 6 core Mali-T760MP8 Mali-T880 MP12
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32/128/256 GB 32/64 GB 64 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model
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display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 3D Touch Display, Ion-strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.7 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.51% 74.66% 79.05%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no yes yes
Radio No FM radio, RDS, recording No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP 16 MP 12 MP
Flash Quad-LED (dual tone) LED 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) Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, 26mm, OIS, 1/2.5" Sensor Size, 1.4 µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera 7 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm, dual video call, Auto HDR [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 Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9/Cat10 or LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.2, A2DP, EDR, 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, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB v2.0, reversible connector microUSB v2.0 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/128/256 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model
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USB OTG - - 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 barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2700 mAh 3300 mAh 3200 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h - -
Talk Time Up to 21 h - -