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| Global Score | |
| 81.5 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 13 | -- |
| -- | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| -- | 5.47 ounces |
| -- | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 3080 x 1440 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 500 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 740 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 200.00 MP + 40.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 69.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.77 inches (1/1.3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S8 has a score of 81.7, which is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra's 81.5 overall score. Galaxy S8 counts with a very superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have 8 cores. Samsung Galaxy S8 features a better display than Galaxy S23 Ultra, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1440 x 2960px, it also counts with a just a bit higher screen pixel density.
Samsung Galaxy S8 has just a bit bigger storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy S23 Ultra, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that supports up to 256 GB. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra features a superior battery duration than Galaxy S8, because it has a 67% more battery capacity.
Galaxy S23 Ultra takes a lot better pictures and videos than Galaxy S8, and although they both have a same size aperture, the Galaxy S23 Ultra also has a lot bigger back camera sensor shooting lot better quality videos and photographs and a back facing camera with way more mega pixels.
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