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| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2017-04-21 | 2017-07-07 |
| 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink | Black, Blue, Gold and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 173.00 | $ 611.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 568 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | Exynos M1and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-T880 MP12 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.57 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.2 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S8 has a score of 81.7, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy Note Fan Edition's score of 80.4. Samsung Galaxy S8's body has the same thickness than the Galaxy Note Fan Edition, but it's a little bit lighter. The Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition counts with a CPU that's just as good as Galaxy S8's processor, they have a 4 GB RAM and 8 cores.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 features just a bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because it has a little bit larger screen, a slightly better resolution of 1440 x 2960px and a just a bit better amount of pixels per display inch. Galaxy S8 shoots a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, although it has a tinier sensor giving a lower image quality, they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, a back-facing camera with a 12 mega-pixels resolution, a F1.7 camera aperture and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates.
The Galaxy Note Fan Edition has as much storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos as the Galaxy S8, both of them have equal 64 GB internal storage capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 256 GB. Galaxy Note Fan Edition counts with a bit superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S8, because it has 3200mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
Galaxy S8 is not only the best devices in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other devices.
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