Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus 128GB vs Apple iPhone X

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus 128GB vs Apple iPhone X across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone X runs at a higher processing speed of 2.39 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus 128GB runs at 2.3 GHz, making Apple iPhone X the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus 128GB offers a screen size of 6.2 inches, while Apple iPhone X offers 5.8 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus 128GB the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus 128GB features a Super AMOLED display compared to Apple iPhone X's OLED, making Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus 128GB the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus 128GB and Apple iPhone X feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus 128GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Apple iPhone X offers 7 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus 128GB better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus 128GB offers a higher battery capacity with 3500 mAh, while Apple iPhone X offers 2716 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus 128GB better for longer battery life.


Storage: Apple iPhone X offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus 128GB offers 128 GB, making Apple iPhone X the better option for storage.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus 128GB receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Apple iPhone X has a rating of 4.

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Summary

Release Date

09 Jun, 2017
03 Nov, 2017
14 May, 2026

Performance

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
Apple A11 Bionic
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Hexa Core (upto 2.39 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
6 GB RAM
3 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

6.2 inches (15.75 cm)
5.8 inches (14.73 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
Super AMOLED
OLED
AMOLED
1440x2960 px (QHD+)
1125x2436 px (FHD+)
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)
N/A
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
7 MP
50 MP

Battery

3500 mAh
2716 mAh
6600 mAh
15W Fast Charging
Fast Charging
100W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
64 GB
512 GB
UFS 2.0
NVMe
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A
8.7/10

Pros

  • Sexy design
  • Loaded set of hardware and software features
  • Smooth performance and decent battery life
  • Excellent camera quality
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Slippery
  • Seems fragile
  • Fingerprint scanner is iffy
  • Speaker quality could've been better
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.6/5
(356 ratings)
4/5
(165 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
364,586
AnTuTu Score
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Nov 03, 2017
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v7.0 (Nougat)
iOS v11.0.1
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
Avg
Best In Class

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
Apple A11 Bionic
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Quad core, M2 Mongoose 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Hexa Core

2.39 GHz, Dual core, Monsoon 1.42 GHz, Quad core, Mistral
Octa core

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

Co-Processor

N/A
M11
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

10 nm
10 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G71 MP20
Apple GPU (three-core graphics)
Adreno 840

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
3 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4X
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
364,586
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

Best In Class
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED (Curved Display)
OLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.2 inches  (15.75 cm)
5.8 inches  (14.73 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1440x2960 px (QHD+)
1125x2436 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Brightness

N/A
625 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

18.5:9
18:9
19.8:9

Pixel Density

531 ppi
463 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.7 %
80.93 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Yes
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with notch
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

159.5 mm
143.6 mm
162.98 mm

Width

73.4 mm
70.9 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm
7.7 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

173 grams
174 grams
232 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP67 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 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 Camera8x Digital Zoomf/1.7 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size IMX260 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.4µm pixel size
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle22 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size Back-illuminated sensor BSI 1.22µm pixel size
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
N/A
12 MP
Telephoto Camera52 mm focal length 1/3.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size
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 Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes Dual optical image stabilization
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Quad LED True Tone Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 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)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
N/A

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
HD @30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Optical Image stabilization
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
f/1.7 Primary Camera25 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size
7 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera32 mm focal length BSI Sensor 1.12µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
N/A
N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash
Yes Retina Flash
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie
N/A
N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent
Excellent

Capacity

3500 mAh
2716 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

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

Quick Charging

Yes 15W Fast Charging
Yes Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
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

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

Storage Type

UFS 2.0
NVMe
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
No
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano
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 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)
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) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
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:
150 Mbit/s ↑ 1024 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 16)
N/A
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

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)
N/A
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:
150 Mbit/s ↑ 1024 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 16)
N/A
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

N/A
Head: 1.08 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg
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

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

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
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

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes
N/A

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
Lightning
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Heart Rate Monitor

Yes
N/A
N/A

IRIS Scanner

Yes
N/A
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

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

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