Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 55.7 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| ZTE | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.1 Lollipop | -- |
| 2015-09-25 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.06 x 2.99 x 0.37 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.99 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 180.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.1 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.38 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S8 is way better than the ZTE ZMAX 2, getting an 81.7 score against 55.7. Galaxy S8's design is newer, just a little lighter and somewhat thinner than ZTE ZMAX 2. The Galaxy S8 features a much sharper screen than ZTE ZMAX 2, because it has a lot better resolution of 1440 x 2960px, a quite larger screen and a way better pixels quantity per screen inch.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 counts with a very superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than ZTE ZMAX 2, because it has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 256 GB and 48 GB more internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy S8 features a greater performance than ZTE ZMAX 2, because it has a greater number of faster cores and a greater amount of RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy S8's battery lifetime is very similar to the battery duration in ZTE ZMAX 2. Samsung Galaxy S8 shoots much clearer photos and videos than ZTE ZMAX 2, because it has a way higher (4K) video quality and a lot more mega pixels back facing camera.
Galaxy S8 not only is the best phones in our comparison, but it's also cheaper, making this phone a very good choice.
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