Only two competitors remain in the mobile universe: Android, the operating system powered by Google, and iOS, which is only available on devices created by Apple. These two systems have their differences, but there are also many similarities.
Each of these 2 universes has a champion: Samsung is number 1 in mobile sales, thanks to Android, and Apple is number 2. The comparison between their latest devices, the Galaxy S8 and iPhone 7, therefore seems inevitable.
However, there is one inevitable aspect of choosing your smartphone: subjectivity. Everyone chooses their smartphone for many reasons. It is linked to more subjective elements such as the processor, screen and others, the design or color of the photos. Also today we decided to highlight what makes the Galaxy S8 objectively superior to the iPhone 7.
Galaxy S8 screen far beyond iPhone 7
For many years, Apple has been hiding behind the marketing term “Retina” to describe its displays. If the term had a nice definition boost on our smartphones at the time of the iPhone 4, it’s now obscured.
If we look at the two phones empirically, there is no comparison. Galaxy S8’s Infinity Edge offers a better body-to-screen ratio, better pixel density and non-existent borders.
Note: The iPhone 7 has a definition of only 1334 x 750 pixels, while the Galaxy S8 offers 2220 x 1080 pixels by default, and can go up to 2960 x 1440 pixels if the user wishes. It is also HDR compatible. For comparison, even the iPhone 7 Plus only has 1920 x 1080 resolution.
There’s a reason DisplayMate’s lab tests show the Galaxy S8 has the best display on the market today. No need for a marketing name when the numbers speak for themselves.
More security on Galaxy S8
Our smartphones encompass our lives, even without exaggeration. Therefore, it is not surprising to try to protect them as best as possible, especially since they are the preferred targets of pickpockets.
To provide secure access to the smartphone, the iPhone 7 has two options: the high-performance Touch ID fingerprint scanner and the classic PIN code of generations of phones.
On the other side of the mirror, we have the Galaxy S8 with an equally good fingerprint scanner, Android’s classic PIN and pattern…but also facial recognition that lets your phone automatically detect your presence, and an iris scanner to double-lock the device and a It has an iris scanner. its data.
However, behind this powerful protection are many features that allow you to block access to your data even after the phone is unlocked. If the placement of this fingerprint scanner on the Galaxy S8 is questionable, and the iris scanner deserves to be more intuitive to use, the sheer number of solutions offered cannot be experimentally denied.
Expandable storage memory for Galaxy S8 via SD card
Samsung made a mistake with the Galaxy S6 that it will probably never make again: trying to say goodbye to the micro SD slot that lets you expand the device’s storage at a lower cost. If the technology has its weaknesses and the choice of cards can be complicated for the general public, its appeal is undeniable.
Faced with this, Apple never wanted to allow users to expand this capacity themselves, preferring to sell its memory through higher versions that were billed extremely expensively. Not everyone needs it to save more photos, if the memory offered is undoubtedly stronger.
Samsung once again supports micro SD with the Galaxy S8 and S8+. As a bonus to all this, Android works better with these and always allows it to free up its internal memory.
The Galaxy S8 didn’t say goodbye to the jack,
Last year Apple introduced us to the iPhone 7… and it sparked controversy by deciding to remove the jack, which was considered too old. In doing so, however, it introduced no innovations to justify this controversial decision.
Even if the jack is outdated, it still has a bright future on mobile. Bluetooth may be powerful, but unlike our good old cables, it never delivers maximum listening quality on a smartphone. Moreover, its presence allows you to listen to your music or videos while charging your phone.
Samsung kept the jack in the Galaxy S8, of course. When Apple took this decision to facilitate the creation of better and innovative designs than ever before, the Korean manufacturer did not hesitate to offer a truly innovative design while preserving this precious port.
Wireless charging and fast charging battery
The iPhone 7 charges relatively fast, usually 2 hours is enough to recover its entire battery. All this for a decent amount of autonomy, on average, which one of the best-in-class does these days.
The Galaxy S8 has more or less the same autonomy. However, you can combine 2 things with this: fast charging, which the iPhone still dreams of, which gives you several hours of use on a few minutes’ charge, and wireless charging, which the iPhone and its metal back can do. Stop.
But as a bonus, the fast wireless charging feature brought by the Galaxy S8 promises performance almost equal to a conventional charger. Again, the latest Samsung phone objectively wins.
Galaxy S8 gives you extensive customization
We won’t match you again: The biggest difference between Android and iOS is the number of customizations the operating system allows. This is an established fact. When you love iOS, you love the unique style that Apple puts forward, so it would be silly to set it up as an objective quality.
On the other hand, we can underline that Samsung has integrated many unique customizations into the smartphone. For example, Always On mode, which always shows a lot of information on the locked phone screen, can be customized to display original times and icons, making the phone even more your own.
While the experience is customizable, the navigation buttons for the new Home button, for example, can be placed in your preferred layout on a daily basis. The system adapts to you, not vice versa.
Turn your Galaxy S8 into a PC
It’s good to have a powerful phone. Having a desktop computer is also great. So what do you do when you have a pencil and an apple? The same principle can be applied to these two objects.
Samsung has indeed decided this year to turn its phone into a desktop computer using an accessory called the DeX station. For 150€, you can easily have a small office station dedicated to office automation and web discovery at home; it’s much cheaper and much more stable than fewer computers that sell for more.
Perfect for people with limited PC needs or who don’t plan to play games on their PC. The iPhone is far from having such a feature.
Immerse yourself in virtual reality with the Galaxy S8
And if you’re concerned about the future of entertainment, the Galaxy S8 once again features Gear VR this year, this virtual reality headset to which you can connect your smartphone. In this way, you can enjoy 360° photos and videos as well as many special applications. For example, games like Minecraft in virtual reality. Conversely, the iPhone does not offer such an innovative experience.
Mathematics, 8 > 7
And frankly, the most empirical point of them all. The Galaxy S8 is necessarily superior to the iPhone 7, and that’s just what the name suggests: the 8 is bigger than the 7.
But as you understand, objectivity is never everything: some will prefer the design of the S8, while others will prefer the iOS experience and ecosystem. It’s all about finding the phone that suits us best, but this list is a great testament to the technological advances Samsung brings to us year after year.
