Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 | -- |
| 2015-08-13 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Glass; metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 415.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 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 |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.8 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S8 has a global score of 81.7, which is slightly better than the Galaxy Note 5's 79.3 overall score. The Galaxy S8 construction is newer and a little lighter than the Galaxy Note 5's, although it is a little bit thicker. Galaxy Note 5 features a bit sharper screen than Galaxy S8, although it has a quite smaller display, a little bit worse resolution of 2560 x 1440px and a bit lower pixels number per screen inch.
The Galaxy S8 features a lot bigger memory to install applications and games than Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy S8 also has a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 256 GB. The Samsung Galaxy S8 counts with a bit better processor than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have a 4 GB RAM memory, the Samsung Galaxy S8 also has a higher number of cores.
Galaxy S8's battery life is very similar to the battery life in Samsung Galaxy Note 5. The Galaxy Note 5 features a little bit better camera than Galaxy S8, because although it has a smaller sensor taking less light and washed colors and a tinier diafragm aperture which is not good for low light images, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Galaxy Note 5 also counts with a back facing camera with a much better 16 mega-pixels resolution.
Even being the best phone in our comparison, Galaxy S8 is also very cheap compared to the other ones, making buying this phone an easy decision.
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