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| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 14 |
| 2017-04-21 | 2023-12-16 |
| 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 6.30 x 3.02 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink | Blue Black and Light Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 173.00 | $ 200.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 568 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 6100+ (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G57 MC2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 9.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S8 has a global score of 81.7, which is a little bit better than Galaxy A15 5G's 77.4 score. Even though Galaxy S8 is notably older than Galaxy A15 5G, it's body is a bit thinner and way lighter. The Samsung Galaxy S8 features a little more vivid screen than Galaxy A15 5G, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels and a higher screen density.
The Galaxy S8 features a very superior CPU than Galaxy A15 5G. They have 8 processing cores and 4 GB of RAM. Galaxy A15 5G captures a bit better videos and photos than Galaxy S8, because although it has a tinier camera aperture, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Galaxy A15 5G also counts with a camera with a much higher resolution.
Samsung Galaxy A15 5G features a lot bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S8, because it has a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 1000 GB and 64 GB more internal memory capacity. The Galaxy A15 5G has a really longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy S8, because it has a 67% larger battery capacity.
Galaxy S8 is not only the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheap compared to the other phone, making it an easy choice.
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