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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-10-01 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | 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 |
| 8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 + 8.00 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 |
| 9.13 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion 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 Galaxy S8 is better than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), getting an 81.7 score against 72.8. Galaxy S8's body is a little thicker but lighter than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), and both were released with only a few months difference. Galaxy S8 counts with a more vivid screen than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a higher quantity of pixels per inch of screen, a lot better resolution of 1440 x 2960 and a little bit larger display.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 has a much greater storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy A8 (2016), and although they both have a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB, the Samsung Galaxy S8 also has 64 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy S8 counts with just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy S8 also has 1 GB more RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) has just a little better battery life than Samsung Galaxy S8, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. The Galaxy S8 captures slightly better videos and photos than Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has a back-facing camera with a much worse 12 mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture to take better low light photography and video and a way better (4K) video quality.
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