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| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 14 | -- |
| 2023-12-16 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.30 x 3.02 x 0.33 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Blue Black and Light Blue | 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 |
| $ 200.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Dimensity 6100+ (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MC2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 6.03 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 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 |
| 10.45 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 9.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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 has an overall score of 81.7, which is just a bit better than Galaxy A15 5G's general score of 77.4. The Samsung Galaxy S8 construction is extremely lighter and a little thinner than Galaxy A15 5G, despite of the fact that it was released 7 years before. Samsung Galaxy S8 has a bit better looking screen than Galaxy A15 5G, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels and a greater amount of pixels per inch of display.
Galaxy S8 features a much powerful processing unit than Galaxy A15 5G. Both have the same RAM memory amount and the same number of cores. Samsung Galaxy A15 5G counts with a lot bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S8, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 1000 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A15 5G counts with a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy S8, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is worse for low-light photography and videos, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A15 5G also counts with a way more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
The Samsung Galaxy A15 5G has a very superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy S8, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
Galaxy S8 is not only the best devices between the ones we are comparing, but it's also the cheapest, making buying this phone a simple decision.
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