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| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 13 | -- |
| -- | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.00 x 2.87 x 0.35 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| -- | 5.47 ounces |
| -- | 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 |
| -- | $ 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 | |
| Google Tensor G2 (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-G710 MP7 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 | |
| 64.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 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 | |
| -- | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 1.36 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | 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
Samsung Galaxy S8 is much better than the Google Pixel 7a, having a global score of 81.7 against 72.1. The Samsung Galaxy S8 features a better looking display than Google Pixel 7a, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a greater quantity of pixels per screen inch and a better 1440 x 2960px resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 counts with a much better hardware performance than Google Pixel 7a, although it has less RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU. Samsung Galaxy S8 captures much better photographs and videos than Google Pixel 7a, although it has a camera in the back with lot less MP. Galaxy S8 has just a bit more memory for games and applications than Google Pixel 7a, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 features a much longer battery lifetime than Google Pixel 7a.
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