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Samsung Galaxy S8 Mobile Phone

Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 7.0Android 5.0Android 5.1Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz1.9 GHz2.1 GHz2.1 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresDual-core8-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A9Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
GPU modelPowerVR GT7600ARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T760 MP8ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory2 GB3 GB3 GB4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.2 in5.1 in5.7 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1334 x 750 px1080 x 1920 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2560 px1440 x 2960 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
  • AMOLED
  • Full HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi424.0 ppi576.0 ppi518.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportno
N/A
nonono
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yesyesyes
HDRno
N/A
nonoyes
3D supportyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
3D touchyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Multi touchyes
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f
N/A
1.9 f
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Video recordingyes
N/A
yesyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps120.0 fps240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyes
N/A
yesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyes
N/A
yesyesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Slow-Moyes
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.6"1/2.55"
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Face detectionyes
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2F/1.9
N/A
N/A
F/1.7
Light sourceRetina FlashDisplay flash
N/A
N/A
N/A
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.6"1/2.55"
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
32 GB64 GB
Memory card readerno
N/A
nonoyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
256GB
N/A
N/A
256GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Space grey
  • Rose gold
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Gray
N/A
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Green
  • Blue
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Blue
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Aluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
N/A
Water resistantno
N/A
nonoyes
Shock resistantnoyesnonono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.44 in5.75 in5.59 in6.08 in5.86 in
Width2.64 in2.81 in2.76 in2.98 in2.68 in
Depth0.28 in0.31 in0.28 in0.27 in0.31 in
Weight5.04 oz5.61 oz4.66 oz5.4 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Fingerprintyes
N/A
yesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyesyesyes
Pedometeryes
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yesyesyes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yesyesyes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesno
  • no
  • yes
no
Sim card sizeNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
yesnono
Bluetoothyesyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.24.14.25.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionLightningUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
USBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificNoMHLNoDisplayPort over USB-C
USB version
N/A
2.02.02.0
3.1
Type of USB connector
N/A
USB Type-CMicro-USB
N/A
USB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
noyesyesyes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyes
N/A
yesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyes
N/A
yesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
Google CastGoogle CastGoogle Cast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
nonono
Battery typeLithium Polymer
N/A
Lithium ion
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity1715.0 mAh3000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time240.0 h
N/A
302.0 h
N/A
326.0 h
Talk time14.0 h16.0 h18.0 h20.0 h20.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
yesnoyes
Wireless charging no
N/A
yesyesyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast ChargeSamsung Adaptive Fast Charge

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