Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Apple iPhone 12 vs Samsung Galaxy A73 5G

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Samsung
Announced March 2017 October 2020 March 2022
Status Available - April 2017 Coming Soon - October 2020 Coming Soon - April 2022
Price Rs. 57,900 ($720.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 79,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold Black, White, Red, Green, Blue Gray, Mint, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm
(5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm
(5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 in)
163.7 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm
(6.44 x 3 x 0.3 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz) 181 g (6.38 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2176 LTE
5G Network - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2176 SA/NSA
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) iOS 14 Android 12
Processor 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 A14 Bionic (5 nm) Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670), Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 nm)
GPU Adreno 540 Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Adreno 642L
RAM 4 GB N/A 8 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 64GB, 128GB, 256GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 Super Retina XDR OLED screen
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
HDR10
625 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak)
Dolby Vision
Wide color gamut
True-tone
FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M Colors
Size 5.8 inches 6.1 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 1170 x 2532 pixels (457 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (393 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.06% 87.25% 86.91%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 12 MP + 12 MP 108 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Quad-LED dual tone Flash LED flash
Features 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 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6"
HDR (photo/panorama)
108 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec. 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera 8 MP, AF [Similar] 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6"
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR
4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Lightning, USB 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64GB, 128GB, 256GB 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not 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 present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast charging 18W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Qi fast wireless charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 25W
Capacity 3000 mAh - 5000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 17 h (multimedia) -
Talk Time - - -