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| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2017-07-07 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Silver | 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 |
| $ 611.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Exynos M1and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP12 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 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 | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.2 | 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 |
Comparison review
Galaxy S8 has a general score of 81.7, which is slightly better than the Galaxy Note Fan Edition's 80.4 overall score. The Galaxy S8 body has the same thickness than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, but it's just a little lighter. The Galaxy S8's CPU is very similar to the processor in Galaxy Note Fan Edition, both of them have the same RAM memory amount and the same number of cores.
The Galaxy S8 features a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because it has a little better display pixels density, a little larger screen and a slightly higher 1440 x 2960 resolution. The Samsung Galaxy S8 has a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, although it has a tinier back camera sensor, they both have a 12 mega-pixels back-facing camera, a F1.7 aperture, the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy S8's memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos is very similar to Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition's one, both have a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB and exactly the same 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition features a bit longer battery life than Galaxy S8, because it has a 3200mAh battery size.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, Samsung Galaxy S8 is also very cheap compared to the other phones, which makes this phone a great choice.
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