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| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 93.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 13, 12 |
| 2017-04-21 | 2022-02-25 |
| 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 5.75 x 2.78 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink | Green, Phantom Black, Pink Gold and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 173.00 | $ 799.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 568 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 9.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 3000 MHz + Quad-Core 1800 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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
Galaxy S22 has a score of 93.4, which is better than the Galaxy S8's global score of 81.7. Galaxy S22 is a extremely newer and just a little bit thinner phone than Galaxy S8, but it is also a little bit heavier. Galaxy S22 has just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy S8, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Galaxy S22 also has 4 GB more RAM memory.
The Galaxy S22 has a more vivid display than Galaxy S8, because although it has a way worse resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a lot worse screen pixels density, it also counts with a quite bigger screen. The Samsung Galaxy S22 has a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy S8, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not good for low light captures, it also counts with a way bigger back-facing camera sensor taking way higher quality pictures and videos, a much better 7680x4320 video quality and a way higher 50 MP resolution camera.
The Galaxy S8 counts with a little bit more memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy S22, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that admits up to 256 GB. Samsung Galaxy S22 counts with longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S8, because it has a 3700mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
Although Galaxy S22 is a better device, it costs a lot more money than Samsung Galaxy S8, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Samsung Galaxy S8. So if you need that extra features, you can buy the Galaxy S22, else you can save a couple dollars and buy the Samsung Galaxy S8, letting go some specs and features.
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