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Elephone S8 vs Samsung Galaxy S4

3.18 in
5.98 in
Elephone S8 Mobile Phone
Elephone S8
2.75 in
5.38 in
Samsung Galaxy S4 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S4
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
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The Elephone S8 has a Quad HD display in a bezel-less form factor. Only the Essential Phone offers that for now.Read more
This page shows a complete overview and review of the Elephone S8. I compare it to the Samsung Galaxy S8 and tell you if you should buy it.Read more
It really can’t be stressed enough how good the screen is, especially at the cost Elephone is charging. Elephone is a company that like many other ChineseRead more
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Full Comparison

Hardware

Elephone S8Elephone S8
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Operating systemAndroid 7.1Android 4.4
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU cores10-core8-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6797TSamsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410
GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP4PowerVR SGX544
RAM memory4 GB2 GB

Display

Elephone S8Elephone S8
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Screen size6.0 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLED
Resolution1440 x 2560 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density490.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnoyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono

Rear camera

Elephone S8Elephone S8
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Primary sensor resolution21.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Elephone S8Elephone S8
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Primary resolution8.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx

Storage

Elephone S8Elephone S8
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Internal storage64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernoyes

Design

Elephone S8Elephone S8
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Plastic
Water resistantnono
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Elephone S8Elephone S8
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Height5.98 in5.38 in
Width3.18 in2.75 in
Depth0.34 in0.31 in
Weight6.88 oz4.59 oz

Sensors

Elephone S8Elephone S8
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Other features

Elephone S8Elephone S8
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
FM radioyesyes

Connectivity

Elephone S8Elephone S8
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Dual sim supportyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCnoyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
Video outputNoMHL

Cellular

Elephone S8Elephone S8
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTEyes
  • no
  • yes

Battery

Elephone S8Elephone S8
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Replaceable batterynoyes
Battery capacity4000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Fast chargingyesno
Wireless charging noyes

Pros & Cons

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