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| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 12 | -- |
| 2022-07-21 | 2017-04-21 |
| 5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| -- | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Glass, Metal and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 449.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 431 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Tensor (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G78 MP20 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 6.12 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4410mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 is a little bit better than Google Pixel 6a, with an 81.7 score against 76.4. The Galaxy S8 design is lighter and somewhat thinner than the Google Pixel 6a, although it was released many years before. The Galaxy S8 features a better looking display than Google Pixel 6a, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher screen density and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels.
Galaxy S8 counts with just a bit more memory to store more apps and games than Google Pixel 6a, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 256 GB. The Samsung Galaxy S8 has a much better performing processor than Google Pixel 6a, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a larger number of cores (and they are faster).
The Galaxy S8 features a camera that's very similar to the Google Pixel 6a one, and although the Galaxy S8 has a lower video resolution and a lower 12 MP resolution back-facing camera, they both have a F1.7 aperture. The Google Pixel 6a has a much better battery performance than Galaxy S8, because it has a 47% bigger battery size.
Galaxy S8 not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes this phone an obvious call.
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