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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2017-01-13 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 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 |
| 9.24 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.6 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S8 is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), with an 81.7 score against 75.8. Samsung Galaxy S8's design has the same thickness than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), but it's somewhat lighter. The Samsung Galaxy S8 features a brighter screen than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a much higher 1440 x 2960 resolution, a higher pixels density and a little larger screen.
The Galaxy S8 has much more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 256 GB, the Galaxy S8 also has 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Galaxy S8 counts with a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy S8 also has 1 GB more RAM.
Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S8, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity. Galaxy S8 captures slightly better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a way less megapixels camera, it also counts with a lot better (4K) video quality and a bigger diafragm aperture for better low light captures.
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