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| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 82.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 14 |
| 2017-04-21 | -- |
| 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 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 (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 173.00 | $ 800.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 568 pixels per inch | 416 pixels per inch |
| -- | 2600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Yes 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 | 50.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm 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 (30 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 12.54 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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 Galaxy S25 has a score of 82.6, which is a bit better than the Galaxy S8's 81.7 score. The Galaxy S25 is a way thinner and a lot lighter phone than the Galaxy S8. Galaxy S8 counts with a much more powerful CPU than Galaxy S25, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
The Galaxy S25 features just a bit better display than Galaxy S8, because although it has a much lower resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a much worse pixels density, it also counts with a little bit bigger display. The Samsung Galaxy S25 shoots greater videos and photos than Galaxy S8, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not nice for low-light photos, it also counts with a lot better video quality, a much bigger sensor which gives a much higher image and video quality and a back-facing camera with lot more megapixels.
The Galaxy S8 counts with a little bit more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S25, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 256 GB. The Samsung Galaxy S25 has better battery life than Galaxy S8, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
Although Galaxy S25 is a better device, it is way more expensive 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 and specs, you can buy the Galaxy S25, else you can save a couple dollars and buy the Samsung Galaxy S8, giving up a couple features and specs.
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