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Samsung Galaxy Light vs Samsung Galaxy S8

2.5 in
4.78 in
Samsung Galaxy Light Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Light
2.68 in
5.86 in
Samsung Galaxy S8 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S8
Editiorial reviews
5
5 editorial reviews
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4.4 out of 5
10 user ratings
5 stars
70 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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User rating
44
4.2 out of 5
44 user ratings
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43 %
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4.1 out of 5
44 user ratings
5 stars
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3 stars
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Full Comparison

Hardware

Samsung Galaxy LightSamsung Galaxy Light
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Operating systemAndroid 4.2Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
GPU modelARM Mali-400ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory1 GB4 GB

Display

Samsung Galaxy LightSamsung Galaxy Light
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Screen size4.0 in5.8 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLED
Resolution800 x 480 px1440 x 2960 px
Pixel density233.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Samsung Galaxy LightSamsung Galaxy Light
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px3840 x 2160 px
Autofocusyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes

Front camera

Samsung Galaxy LightSamsung Galaxy Light
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Primary resolution0.3 Mpx8.0 Mpx

Storage

Samsung Galaxy LightSamsung Galaxy Light
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage32GB256GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Dimensions

Samsung Galaxy LightSamsung Galaxy Light
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Height4.78 in5.86 in
Width2.5 in2.68 in
Depth0.4 in0.31 in
Weight4.27 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

Samsung Galaxy LightSamsung Galaxy Light
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes

Connectivity

Samsung Galaxy LightSamsung Galaxy Light
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesno
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version2.1 EDR5.0
NFCyesyes
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBUSB Type-C

Cellular

Samsung Galaxy LightSamsung Galaxy Light
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTEyesyes

Battery

Samsung Galaxy LightSamsung Galaxy Light
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Battery capacity1800.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time460.0 h326.0 h
Talk time13.0 h20.0 h

Pros & Cons

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