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| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2017-04-21 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 173.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 568 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 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 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S8 has a score of 81.7, which is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)'s 75.8 overall score. The Samsung Galaxy S8 construction has the same thickness than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), but it's somewhat lighter. Samsung Galaxy S8 has a bit superior processor than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Samsung Galaxy S8 also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy S8 counts with a more vivid screen than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a way higher resolution of 1440 x 2960px, a quite bigger screen and a greater screen density. The Samsung Galaxy S8 features a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a lot less mega-pixels camera, it also counts with a lot higher (4K) video definition and a larger aperture.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 has much more memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB, the Samsung Galaxy S8 also has 64 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy A7 (2017) features greater battery performance than Galaxy S8, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity.
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