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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2015-12-16 | 2017-04-21 |
| 5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | 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 | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 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 |
| 8.91 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, 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 much better than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)'s general score of 72.8. The Samsung Galaxy S8 construction is newer and a little bit lighter than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)'s, although it is a bit thicker. The Samsung Galaxy S8 counts with a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Samsung Galaxy S8 also has a greater amount of RAM.
Galaxy S8 features a more vivid display than Galaxy A7 (2016), because it has a greater amount of pixels per display inch, a little bit bigger screen and a way higher 1440 x 2960 resolution. The Samsung Galaxy S8 has much more memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy A7 (2016), because it has a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 256 GB and 64 GB internal storage.
Galaxy S8 has just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), because although it has a lesser mega pixels resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 video definition and a bigger camera aperture to take better low light images. Galaxy A7 (2016) counts with a little longer battery duration than Galaxy S8, because it has a 3300mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh.
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