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| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 90.7 |
| 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) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Titanium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 173.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 3088 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 568 pixels per inch | 501 pixels per inch |
| -- | 2600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 10.2 |
| 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 | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 200.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.77 inches (1/1.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 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 | 14.74 |
| 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 Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is better than Samsung Galaxy S8, getting a general score of 90.7 against 81.7. Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is a noticeably lighter and extremely thinner phone than the Samsung Galaxy S8. Galaxy S25 Ultra has a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy S8, because although it has a little lower display pixels density, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 1440 x 3088 and a bigger screen.
The Galaxy S8 counts with a lot better hardware performance than Galaxy S25 Ultra, although it has 8 GB lesser RAM, they both have a Octa-Core CPU. The Galaxy S25 Ultra counts with a much better memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy S8, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy S25 Ultra features a much better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S8, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity. Galaxy S25 Ultra has a lot better camera than Galaxy S8, and although they both have a same size aperture, the Galaxy S25 Ultra also has a much larger back-facing camera sensor taking way higher quality photographs, a lot more megapixels back facing camera and a much higher 7680x4320 video definition.
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