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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2017-04-21 |
| 5.16 x 2.55 x 0.36 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.23 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | 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 |
| $ 180.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 3 Quad 3470 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | 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 |
| 7.59 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 10 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy S8 has an overall score of 81.7, which is better than the Galaxy S5 mini's general score of 71.3. Even though Samsung Galaxy S8 is noticeably heavier than Galaxy S5 mini, it's thinner and way newer. Galaxy S8 counts with just a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy S5 mini, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with 2,5 GB more RAM and a greater number of cores (and they are faster).
The Galaxy S8 has a bit sharper screen than Galaxy S5 mini, because it has way more pixels per screen inch, a bigger screen and a way better resolution of 1440 x 2960. The Samsung Galaxy S8 features a lot bigger memory for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S5 mini, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 256 GB and 48 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 counts with a greater camera than Galaxy S5 mini, because it has a much higher (4K) video resolution and a lot more megapixels camera in the back. Samsung Galaxy S8 has a way better battery performance than Galaxy S5 mini, because it has a 43% greater battery size.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, Galaxy S8 is also the cheapest.
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