Samsung Galaxy S8 vs iPhone 7 | Oditechs Review

Samsung Galaxy S8 vs iPhone 7 | Oditechs Review: Which is best?

Apple and Samsung are facing off once again, but which mobile titan has built the better phone this time around? We compare the Samsung Galaxy S8 and iPhone 7 (Galaxy S8 vs iPhone 7 | Oditech Review)design, specs and price to help you decide how to spend your money.When Apple launched the iPhone 7 last year, we weren’t overly impressed. While the build quality and features seemed decent enough, battery life hampered the experience enough to warrant a 3.5/5 overall score. Still, the iPhone 7 remains one of the UK’s most popular smartphones, and it’ll be top of the list for many looking to upgrade.

Enter the Galaxy S8, Samsung’s latest flagship and the iPhone’s chief Android rival. Samsung has kitted its new phone with the latest and greatest mobile components, so we’ve got high hopes that’ll impress us in our full review. Until then, we can’t make a definitive call on whether the Galaxy S8 is better than the iPhone 7, but we can still detail all the key differences between the phone.

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Samsung Galaxy S8 vs iPhone 7 Design: What’s the difference?

It’s easy to claim that smartphones all look the same these days, but the Samsung Galaxy S8 and iPhone 7 are world’s apart when it comes to design.Apple hasn’t made any significant changes to the iPhone since the introduce of the iPhone 6 back in 2014. It’s still a slim (7.1mm), lightweight (138g) and mostly flat handset, with the exception of a small camera bump.

    iPhone 7

By comparison, the Samsung Galaxy S8 is thicker at 8mm, heavier at 155g, and boasts a curvy ‘Edge’-style screen that wraps around the sides of the phone. So it certainly feels more hefty in the hand, which will suit some more than others.

But the main difference is Samsung’s ‘Infinity Display’, which is marketing jargon for a screen that occupies nearly the entire face of the phone. Compared to the iPhone’s lowly 65.6% screen-to-body ratio, most of the Galaxy S8’s front is display. This was made possible by shifting the fingerprint scanner to the back and jacking up the size of the display panel to 5.8 inches (from a previous 5.1 inches). As a result, the Samsung Galaxy S8 has a much bigger screen than the 4.7-inch iPhone 7.

The good news is the dimensions haven’t changed significantly from generation to generation with the Samsung flagship, so the Galaxy S8 measures a still-manageable 148.9 x 68.1 x 8mm, compared to the iPhone 7 at 138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1mm.

Both phones are waterproof, although the Samsung Galaxy S8 has a better IP68 waterproof certification. This means it’s been tested at depths of 1.5 metres for 30 minutes. By contrast, the iPhone 7 is IP67-certified, which means it survived a more shallow one-metre dunk for 30 minutes.  







For a full spec comparison, check out the table below:

	Samsung Galaxy S8	iPhone 7
Screen	5.8 inches (Super AMOLED)	4.7 inches (LED-backlit LCD)
Display Resolution	2960 x 1440 (567ppi)	1334 x 750 (326ppi)
Aspect Ratio	18.5:9	16:9
Primary Camera	12 megapixels | f/1.7 | OIS	12 megapixels | f/1.8 | OIS
Secondary Camera	8 megapixels | f/1.7 | AF	7 megapixels | f/2.2
Chipset	Snapdragon 835 (10nm) or Exynos 8995 (10nm)	Apple A10 Fusion (16nm)
RAM	4GB	2GB
Storage	64GB	32GB
Battery Capacity	3000mAh	1960mAh
Waterproof?	Yes (IP68 certified)	Yes (IP67 certified)
Fingerprint Scanner?	Yes	Yes
Headphone Jack?	Yes	No
Primary Port	USB Type C	Lightning
Iris Scanner?	Yes	No
Wireless Charging?	Yes	No
Micro SD Slot?	Yes	No
Dimensions	148.9 x 68.1 x 8.0mm	138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1mm
Weight	155 grams	138 grams
Software	Android 7.0 Nougat	iOS 10