Samsung Galaxy A53 5G vs iPhone 8

Samsung Galaxy A53 5G $600
iPhone 8 $699
Base Price (MSRP)
$600
Base Price (MSRP)
$699
CPU
Exynos 1280
CPU
A11 Bionic
GPU
Mali-G68 MP4 1000MHz
GPU
3-Core A11
Memory
4GB
Memory
2GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
64GB
Display
6.5" AMOLED 2400x1080 Touch
Display
4.7" LCD IPS 1334x750 Touch
Exynos 1280
8 Cores
8 Threads
2.4GHz Clock
A11 Bionic
6 Cores
6 Threads
2.39GHz Clock
Mali-G68 MP4 1000MHz
128 Shaders
1000MHz
Shared Memory
3-Core A11
192 Shaders
1066MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 0.26 TFLOPS
1%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.41 TFLOPS
1%
4GB
LPDDR4X-4266
2GB
LPDDR4X-4266
8 Tabs
2%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
128GB
64GB
186 min 4K Video
5%
58 min 4K Video
1%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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6.5"
AMOLED
Always On
4.7"
LCD IPS
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500 Nits
800 Nits Peak
625 Nits
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120Hz
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60Hz
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2400x1080
2.6 Million Pixels
405 PPI
1334x750
1 Million Pixels
326 PPI
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1,000,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,400:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
Main
64.2MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/1.7 Aperture
1/1.89" Sensor Size
0.80 µm Pixel Size
Optical Image Stabilization
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Main
12.2MP
28mm Lens
ƒ/1.8 Aperture
1/2.93" Sensor Size
1.22 µm Pixel Size
Optical Image Stabilization
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Ultrawide
12.2MP
12mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/3.2" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
122˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Front
32.0MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/2.8" Sensor Size
0.80 µm Pixel Size
80˚ Diagonal Field of View
Front
7.2MP
32mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/4.7" Sensor Size
1.00 µm Pixel Size
68˚ Diagonal Field of View
Macro
5.0MP
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ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/4" Sensor Size
1.40 µm Pixel Size
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Depth
5.0MP
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ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/5" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
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Zoom
2.2x Zoom-Out
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10x Digital Zoom-In
Zoom
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5x Digital Zoom-In
FPS
720p up to 120 FPS
1080p up to 120 FPS
4K up to 30 FPS
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FPS
720p up to 30 FPS
1080p up to 240 FPS
4K up to 60 FPS
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Front FPS
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1080p up to 30 FPS
4K up to 30 FPS
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Front FPS
720p up to 30 FPS
1080p up to 30 FPS
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Features
Flash
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Autofocus
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HDR Photo
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Video Stabilization
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Photo Geotagging
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Features
Flash
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Autofocus
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HDR Photo
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Video Stabilization
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Photo Geotagging
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Modes
Slow Motion
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Time-Lapse
Night Mode
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Night Mode Time-Lapse
Panorama
Burst Mode
Portrait Mode
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Macro Mode
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Modes
Slow Motion
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Time-Lapse
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Panorama
Burst Mode
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Not Included
Not Included
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Not Included
Fingerprint
Fingerprint
2
2
2
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Modem
Samsung
Shannon 2550/1280
5G
Modem
Intel
XMM 7480
4G
Speed
Up to 2550Mbps Download
Up to 1280Mbps Upload
Speed
Up to 600Mbps Download
Up to 150Mbps Upload
SIM Slots
2x nano SIM
Dual SIM capable
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth 5.0
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Barometer
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
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Adaptive Colour
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Communication
NFC
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Communication
NFC
Express Cards
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Location
GPS
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GLONASS
Galileo
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Beidou
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Compass
Location
GPS
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GLONASS
Galileo
QZSS
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iBeacon
Compass
Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x USB-C 2.0 (480Mbps)
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Data
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card
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External
External
Not Included
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5W
5.00V
1.00A
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USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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USB-A
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Removable Cable
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19.3Wh
5000mAh
3.85V
Lithium-Ion
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7Wh
1822mAh
3.82V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 7 Hours
Up to 13 Hours
Charge Time
Up to 50% in 35 min
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Up to 80% in 55 min
Up to 100% in 85 min
Charge Time
Up to 50% in 30 min
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Up to 80% in 60 min
Up to 100% in 90 min
Android
iOS
Build Material
Plastic, Glass
IP67
Up to 1.0m Water Resistant
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
IP67
Up to 1.0m Water Resistant
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Qi Wireless Charging
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Height
159.6 mm (6.3 in)
Width
74.8 mm (2.9 in)
Depth
8.1 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.100 L
Height
138.4 mm (5.4 in)
Width
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
Depth
7.3 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.070 L
Weight
189 g (6.67 oz)
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Weight
148 g (5.22 oz)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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