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| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 13 |
| 2017-04-21 | -- |
| 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | -- |
| Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink | -- |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 173.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 3080 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 568 pixels per inch | 500 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| 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 | 200.00 MP + 40.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 69.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.77 inches (1/1.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (240 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 | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S8 is a little bit better than Galaxy S23 Ultra, getting an 81.7 score against 81.5. Samsung Galaxy S8 has a very superior hardware performance than Galaxy S23 Ultra, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. The Samsung Galaxy S8 features a better display than Galaxy S23 Ultra, because although it has a bit worse 1440 x 2960 resolution and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little higher amount of pixels per inch of screen.
The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra captures much clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S8, and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra also has a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor shooting way higher quality videos and photographs and a way more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
Samsung Galaxy S8 features a slightly better storage to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 256 GB. Galaxy S23 Ultra has a really longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S8, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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