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| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2017-04-21 | 2016-06-01 |
| 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 5.74 x 2.83 x 0.26 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 173.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 568 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 405 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 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 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2600mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 4.56 |
| 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, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S8 has an overall score of 81.7, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy C5's general score of 76.4. Samsung Galaxy S8's design is newer than the Samsung Galaxy C5's, but it's a little heavier and somewhat thicker. Samsung Galaxy S8 has a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy C5. Both have 8 cores and a 4 GB RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 features a sharper screen than Galaxy C5, because it has a much better 1440 x 2960 resolution, more pixels per screen inch and a little bigger screen. The Galaxy S8 captures slightly better videos and photos than Galaxy C5, because although it has a much worse resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a way better (4K) video quality and a bigger aperture.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 features a bit bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy C5, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy S8 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB. Samsung Galaxy S8 has a little longer battery lifetime than Galaxy C5, because it has a 15% greater battery size.
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