Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs Apple iPhone XR vs Samsung Galaxy A51

Price Comparison (India)

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Samsung
Announced September 2017 September 2018 December 2019
Status Coming Soon - September 2017 Coming Soon - October 2018 Coming Soon - December 12, 2019
Price Rs. 74,000 ($799.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 59,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 23,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Black, Red, Yellow, Blue, Coral Prism Crush White, Black, Pink, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm
(6.24 x 3.07 x 0.3 in)
150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm
(5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)
158.4 x 73.7 x 7.9 mm
(6.24 x 2.9 x 0.31 in)
Weight 174 g (6.14 oz) 194 g (6.84 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM Nano-SIM and e-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
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
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600) LTE (unspecified)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1.5 meters and 30 minutes
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor(In-display)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 11 iOS 12 Android 9.0 (Pie)
Processor Hexa-core, Apple A11 Bionic Hexa-core, Apple A12 Bionic Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 9611 (10nm)
GPU - Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Mali-G72 MP3
RAM 3 GB 3 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 64/256 GB 64/128/256 GB 128 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Ion-strengthened glass, Oleophobic Coating IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating Full HD+ Infinity-O Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 6.1 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 828 x 1792 pixels (324 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (396 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.25% 79.83% 89.06%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP 12 MP 48 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP
Flash Quad-LED (dual Tone) Flash Quad-LED dual-tone flash LED Flash
Features 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) f/1.8, 28mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF, HDR 48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
5 MP, f/2.4, macro camera
Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps 1080p@60fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 7 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, HDR, 1080@60fps [Similar] 32 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide)
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G 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 HSPA, LTE-A
Bluetooth 5.0, 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 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 3.0, reversible connector 2.0, proprietary reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 (Safari) Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/256 GB, 3 GB RAM 64/128/256 GB, 3 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Not 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
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity - - 4000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 25 h (3G) -