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| Global Score | |
| 63.7 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Windows Phone 8 | -- |
| 2013-05-10 | 2017-04-21 |
| 5.24 x 2.71 x 0.40 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.70 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black and White | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Polycarbonate | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 180.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 768 x 1280 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 332 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 8.70 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 |
| 8.58 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2000mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 606 hours standby time 11.8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 a lot better than the Lumia 928's score of 63.7. The Galaxy S8 is a a lot newer phone, and it is also extremely thinner and a bit lighter than the Lumia 928. The Galaxy S8 features a better hardware performance than Nokia Lumia 928, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with a higher number of cores (and faster) and a higher amount of RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 features just a bit better display than Lumia 928, because it has a bigger display, a much higher resolution of 1440 x 2960px and much more pixels per screen inch. The Samsung Galaxy S8 captures much clearer photos and videos than Nokia Lumia 928, because it has a much higher 12 mega-pixels resolution camera, a larger sensor capturing better quality photos, a larger aperture and a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 features a lot bigger memory to install applications and games than Nokia Lumia 928, because it has an external SD slot that admits up to 256 GB and 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Galaxy S8 features a much better battery lifetime than Nokia Lumia 928, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2000mAh.
In addition to being the best phone in our comparison, the Samsung Galaxy S8 is also a bit cheaper, making it a simple decision.
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