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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2021-01-04 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.12 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 |
| 8.8 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S8 has an overall score of 81.7, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy A02s's overall score of 74.5. Despite of the fact that the Samsung Galaxy S8 is much older than Galaxy A02s, it's body is thinner and noticeably lighter. The Galaxy S8 counts with a bit faster CPU than Galaxy A02s, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy S8 also has a greater amount of RAM.
Galaxy S8 features a much sharper screen than Galaxy A02s, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 2960px and a lot better pixels number per inch of display. Samsung Galaxy A02s counts with a slightly better storage capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S8, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 1 TB.
The Galaxy A02s counts with a really longer battery duration than Galaxy S8, because it has a 5000mAh battery size. The Galaxy S8 takes much clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A02s, because although it has a back camera with less MP, it also counts with a much larger aperture to capture better photography in poorly lited environments and a lot better video resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 costs a little more than Galaxy A02s, but you can get a better phone for that few extra dollars.
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