Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 61.8 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5 | -- |
| 2011-10-04 | 2017-04-21 |
| 4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black and White | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Aluminium and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 165.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 640 x 960 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 330 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 800 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX 543MP2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 7.56 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 35.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 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 |
| 8.25 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 200 hours standby time 14 hours talk time | -- |
| 1.36 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S8 has a score of 81.7, which is way better than the iPhone 4s's general score of 61.8. Galaxy S8's design is notably newer and somewhat thinner, but also just a little heavier than the iPhone 4s. Samsung Galaxy S8 counts with a screen that is very similar to the display in Apple iPhone 4s, although the Samsung Galaxy S8 also has a way higher 1440 x 2960 pixels resolution, a way larger screen and a lot more pixels per inch in the screen.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 counts with a much greater memory to install applications and games than iPhone 4s, because it has a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 256 GB and 64 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy S8 counts with a really superior hardware performance than iPhone 4s, because it has a larger number of cores and more RAM memory.
Galaxy S8 features a much longer battery lifetime than iPhone 4s. Galaxy S8 has a superior camera than iPhone 4s, because it has a much more MP back facing camera, a lot bigger diafragm aperture, a way larger sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
Galaxy S8 is a bit more expensive than iPhone 4s, but you can get a much better phone for that few more dollars.
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