Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 81.1 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 5.1, 5.0 | -- |
| 2014-10-15 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.27 x 3.27 x 0.40 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.49 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Blue and White | 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 |
| $ 1019.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 490 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.54 | 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 + 2.00 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 |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3220mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 330 hours standby time 24 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.2 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 is slightly better than Google Nexus 6, getting an 81.7 score against 81.1. Galaxy S8's body is way newer, a lot thinner and lighter than the Google Nexus 6. Google Nexus 6 features a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy S8, because although it has lesser processing cores (although they are faster) and 1 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics processor.
The Google Nexus 6 counts with a slightly better screen than Galaxy S8, because although it has a bit worse amount of pixels per inch in the display and a bit worse resolution of 2560 x 1440px, it also counts with a bit bigger display. Galaxy S8 takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Google Nexus 6, because although it has a lower resolution back facing camera and a worse 3840x2160 video definition, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture to capture better photography and video in poorly lited situations.
The Galaxy S8 features a lot bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Nexus 6, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Galaxy S8 also has a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 256 GB. Google Nexus 6 counts with a little longer battery life than Galaxy S8, because it has a 3220mAh battery size.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the Galaxy S8 is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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