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| Global Score | |
| 71.1 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.2.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-18 | 2017-04-21 |
| 5.50 x 2.60 x 0.35 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Purple, Red and Yellow | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 165.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 312 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2400mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 285 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.4 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S8 has a score of 81.7, which is much better than Amazon Fire Phone's 71.1 score. Galaxy S8 is a much newer cellphone, and it's also somewhat thinner and just a little lighter than Amazon Fire Phone. The Samsung Galaxy S8 counts with a bit sharper display than Amazon Fire Phone, because it has a bigger display, way more pixels per inch in the display and a way better resolution of 1440 x 2960.
Galaxy S8 features a very superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Amazon Fire Phone, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Galaxy S8 also has a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB. Galaxy S8 has a bit faster CPU than Amazon Fire Phone, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM and a greater number of faster cores.
Samsung Galaxy S8 features superior battery lifetime than Amazon Fire Phone, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity. Galaxy S8 features a bit better camera than Amazon Fire Phone, because although it has a camera with a worse 12 mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a way better video resolution and a bigger camera aperture.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 costs a bit more than the Amazon Fire Phone, but you can get a better phone for that few extra dollars.
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