Apple iPhone 7 Plus 256GB vs Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus

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Comparing the Apple iPhone 7 Plus 256GB vs Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 7 Plus 256GB runs at a higher processing speed of 2.34 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus runs at 2.3 GHz, making Apple iPhone 7 Plus 256GB the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus offers a screen size of 6.2 inches, while Apple iPhone 7 Plus 256GB offers 5.5 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus features a Super AMOLED display compared to Apple iPhone 7 Plus 256GB's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Apple iPhone 7 Plus 256GB and Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Apple iPhone 7 Plus 256GB offers 7 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus offers a higher battery capacity with 3500 mAh, while Apple iPhone 7 Plus 256GB offers 2900 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus better for longer battery life.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Apple iPhone 7 Plus 256GB offers 256 GB, making Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus the better option for storage.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Apple iPhone 7 Plus 256GB and Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus equally at 8.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Apple iPhone 7 Plus 256GB has a rating of 4.2.

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Summary

Release Date

07 Oct, 2016
05 May, 2017
14 May, 2026

Performance

Apple A10 Fusion
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Quad Core (upto 2.34 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
3 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
6.2 inches (15.75 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x2960 px (QHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
N/A
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

7 MP
8 MP
50 MP

Battery

2900 mAh
3500 mAh
6600 mAh
N/A
15W Fast Charging
100W Flash Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB
64 GB
512 GB
NVMe
UFS 2.0
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10
8.7/10

Pros

  • Smooth performance and good battery life
  • New iOS 10 features
  • Water resistance
  • Capable dual cameras
  • Sexy design
  • Loaded set of hardware and software features
  • Smooth performance and decent battery life
  • Excellent camera quality
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Same design as before
  • Lacks a 3.5mm headset socket
  • Jet black model is prone to scratches
  • Slippery
  • Seems fragile
  • Fingerprint scanner is iffy
  • Speaker quality could've been better
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.2/5
(972 ratings)
4.6/5
(2,001 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Oct 07, 2016
(Official)
May 05, 2017
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

iOS v10
Android v7.0 (Nougat)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Chipset

Apple A10 Fusion APL1024
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Quad core

2.34 GHz, Dual core, Hurricane 1.1 GHz, Dual core, Zephyr
Octa core

2.3 GHz, Quad core, M2 Mongoose 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Co-Processor

M10 motion
N/A
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

16 nm
10 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR GT7600 Plus
Mali-G71 MP20
Adreno 840

RAM

3 GB
4 GB / 6 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4
LPDDR4
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
Super AMOLED (Curved Display)
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
6.2 inches  (15.75 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x2960 px (QHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Brightness

625 nits
N/A
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

16:9
18.5:9
19.8:9

Pixel Density

401 ppi
531 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67.51 %
83.7 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
Yes
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.49 %

Design

Height

158.2 mm
159.5 mm
162.98 mm

Width

77.9 mm
73.4 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm
8.1 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

188 grams
173 grams
232 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP67
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle28 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size Back-illuminated sensor BSI
12 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/1.7 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size IMX260 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.4µm pixel size
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
12 MP
Telephoto Camera56 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size
N/A
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Quad-color LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4608 x 2592 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps
HD @240 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @120 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

7 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera32 mm focal length BSI Sensor
8 MP
f/1.7 Primary Camera25 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
Yes
N/A

Flash

Yes Retina Flash
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A
Wide Angle Selfie
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

2900 mAh
3500 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 21 Hours(3G)
Up to 24 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes 15W Fast Charging
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
Yes
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB
64 GB / 128 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe
UFS 2.0
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 256 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 850(band 27) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 450 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 9)
4G Speed:
150 Mbit/s ↑ 1024 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 16)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
4G Speed:
150 Mbit/s ↑ 1024 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 16)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

HDMI

No
N/A
N/A

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

Lightning
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Heart Rate Monitor

N/A
Yes
N/A

IRIS Scanner

N/A
Yes
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

FaceTime iTunes Store iBooks Podcasts Find My iPhone Find My Friends.
N/A
N/A

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