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Elephone S8 vs Samsung Galaxy S8+

3.18 in
5.98 in
Elephone S8 Mobile Phone
Elephone S8
2.89 in
6.28 in
Samsung Galaxy S8+ Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S8+
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 S8+Samsung Galaxy S8+
Operating systemAndroid 7.1Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores10-core8-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6797TSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP4ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory4 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB

Display

Elephone S8Elephone S8
Samsung Galaxy S8+Samsung Galaxy S8+
Screen size6.0 in6.2 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLED
Resolution1440 x 2560 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density490.0 ppi529.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnoyes

Rear camera

Elephone S8Elephone S8
Samsung Galaxy S8+Samsung Galaxy S8+
Primary sensor size1/2.3"1/2.55"
Primary sensor resolution21.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes

Front camera

Elephone S8Elephone S8
Samsung Galaxy S8+Samsung Galaxy S8+
Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary sensor size1/2.3"1/2.55"

Storage

Elephone S8Elephone S8
Samsung Galaxy S8+Samsung Galaxy S8+
Internal storage64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernoyes

Design

Elephone S8Elephone S8
Samsung Galaxy S8+Samsung Galaxy S8+
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Light blue
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Sunrise gold
  • Turquoise
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantnoyes
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Elephone S8Elephone S8
Samsung Galaxy S8+Samsung Galaxy S8+
Height5.98 in6.28 in
Width3.18 in2.89 in
Depth0.34 in0.32 in
Weight6.88 oz6.1 oz

Sensors

Elephone S8Elephone S8
Samsung Galaxy S8+Samsung Galaxy S8+
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Fingerprintyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Connectivity

Elephone S8Elephone S8
Samsung Galaxy S8+Samsung Galaxy S8+
Dual sim supportyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
DLNA certifiednono
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.15.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
NFCnoyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
Video outputNoDisplayPort over USB-C

Cellular

Elephone S8Elephone S8
Samsung Galaxy S8+Samsung Galaxy S8+
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+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyes
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTEyesyes

Battery

Elephone S8Elephone S8
Samsung Galaxy S8+Samsung Galaxy S8+
Replaceable batterynono
Battery capacity4000.0 mAh3500.0 mAh
Fast chargingyesyes
Wireless charging noyes

Pros & Cons

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