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Samsung Galaxy 3 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S7 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S8 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S8
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19
4.1 out of 5
13 user ratings
5 stars
15 %
4 stars
84 %
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4.5 out of 5
16 user ratings
5 stars
68 %
4 stars
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4.4 out of 5
10 user ratings
5 stars
70 %
4 stars
20 %
3 stars
10 %
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35
4.3 out of 5
35 user ratings
5 stars
48 %
4 stars
31 %
3 stars
20 %
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4.1 out of 5
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35 %
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 2.1Android 6.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed0.67 GHz2.3 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresSingle-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung S5P6422Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
RAM memory56 MB4 GB4 GB
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-G71 MP20

Display

Screen size3.2 in5.1 in5.8 in
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution400 x 240 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px
Pixel density146.0 ppi576.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Technology
N/A
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen support
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyes
HDR
N/A
noyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution3.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution640 x 480 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.55"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
1.7 f
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
240.0 fps240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
LED Flash
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Touch focus
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yes

Storage

Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB200GB256GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Internal storage
N/A
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
Material
N/A
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
N/A
Water resistant
N/A
yesyes
Shock resistant
N/A
nono
Dust resistant
N/A
yesyes
Fully waterproof
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height4.47 in5.61 in5.86 in
Width2.17 in2.74 in2.68 in
Depth0.51 in0.31 in0.31 in
Weight3.84 oz5.36 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
Fingerprint
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
yesyes
Pedometer
N/A
yes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
yesyes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

DLNA certifiedyesyesno
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version3.0 HS4.25.0
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USBUSB Type-C
Dual sim support
N/A
yesno
Sim card size
N/A
Nano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFC
N/A
yesyes
USB version
N/A
2.0
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
Video output
N/A
NoDisplayPort over USB-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Data transmissionHSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTE
N/A
yesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity1500.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time620.0 h288.0 h326.0 h
Talk time15.0 h27.0 h20.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
nono
Fast charging
N/A
yesyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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