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Elephone S8 vs Samsung Galaxy S8

3.18 in
5.98 in
Elephone S8 Mobile Phone
Elephone S8
2.68 in
5.86 in
Samsung Galaxy S8 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S8
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
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3 editorial reviews
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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4.4 out of 5
10 user ratings
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4.1 out of 5
43 user ratings
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4.1 out of 5
44 user ratings
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Full Comparison

Hardware

Elephone S8Elephone S8
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung 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 GB4 GB

Display

Elephone S8Elephone S8
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Screen size6.0 in5.8 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 ppi570.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnoyes

Rear camera

Elephone S8Elephone S8
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung 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 fps240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)3840 x 2160 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes

Front camera

Elephone S8Elephone S8
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary sensor size1/2.3"1/2.55"

Storage

Elephone S8Elephone S8
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Internal storage64 GB64 GB
Memory card readernoyes

Design

Elephone S8Elephone S8
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
Water resistantnoyes
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Elephone S8Elephone S8
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Height5.98 in5.86 in
Width3.18 in2.68 in
Depth0.34 in0.31 in
Weight6.88 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

Elephone S8Elephone S8
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Fingerprintyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Connectivity

Elephone S8Elephone S8
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Dual sim supportyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-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 S8Samsung 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
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyes
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTEyesyes

Battery

Elephone S8Elephone S8
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Replaceable batterynono
Battery capacity4000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Fast chargingyesyes
Wireless charging noyes

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