iPhone vs. Samsung

2017 is the year Apple and Samsung radically redesigned their flagship smartphones. The Galaxy S8 raised the bar first by cutting away its bezels and elongating its display. Apple responded with the iPhone X which, yes, cutaway its bezels and elongated the display. The differences have never been smaller, but look closely and they have also never been further apart. Apple and Samsung both adopted much bigger displays this year and the former even had its displays made by the latter. After years of Samsung’s OLEDs trouncing Apple’s ageing and low resolution LCD panels, the iPhone X and Galaxy S8 are now very well matched. Samsung still has the edge, however, with a higher resolution and significantly higher brightness. The iPhone X is going to be the headline handset of 2017. It is the phone which saw Apple close the design, camera, battery and charging gaps which had opened up between it and Samsung over the last few years. It also features the fastest smartphone chipset on the planet and throws in a dual camera for good measure. On the flip side the Galaxy S8 can stand toe-to-toe with the iPhone X in almost every area except speed, while offering more comprehensive charging, a superior display and an equally stylish design which is lighter. It also has a headphone jack, expandable memory and a fingerprint sensor. But the killer is price. If money's no object then the iPhone X has to edge it, especially if you are devoted to iOS or have issue with Samsung’s polarising take on Android. Then again there’s no question whatsoever that the Galaxy S8 is vastly better value for money. Yes the iPhone X and the Galaxy S8 have never been more similar and they have also never been further apart...