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| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2017-04-21 | 2018-01-06 |
| 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 173.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 568 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| 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 + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 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), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 an overall score of 81.7, which is a little bit better than Galaxy A8 (2018)'s 79.2 general score. Samsung Galaxy S8's design is just a little bit lighter and a bit thinner than the Galaxy A8 (2018), even though both were released only a couple months apart. Galaxy S8 has a bit faster processor than Galaxy A8 (2018). Both of them have a 4 GB RAM memory and the same number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy S8 counts with a bit better looking display than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a better display density, a higher 1440 x 2960px resolution and a bit larger display. Galaxy A8 (2018)'s memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos is just as good as Galaxy S8's one, they have the same internal memory capacity and a SD card slot that admits up to 256 GB.
Galaxy A8 (2018) and Galaxy S8 both have similar batteries. The Galaxy S8 captures a little bit better videos and photos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a back facing camera with much less mega pixels, and they both have the same aperture, the Galaxy S8 also counts with a way better video quality.
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