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Samsung Galaxy S2 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S8+ Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S8+
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4.7 out of 5
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4.4 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.1Android 4.3Android 7.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz1.4 GHz2.3 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreQuad-core8-core8-core
GPU modelARM Mali-400ARM Mali-400ARM Mali-G71 MP20ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory1 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
4 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
CPU model
N/A
Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895

Display

Screen size4.3 in4.8 in5.8 in6.2 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution800 x 480 px1280 x 720 px1440 x 2960 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologySuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density217.0 ppi306.0 ppi570.0 ppi529.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla GlassCorning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Multi touchyesyesyes
N/A
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyesyes
Dual screen support
N/A
nonono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyesyes
HDR
N/A
noyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.6 f2.6 f
N/A
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyesyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
N/A
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yesyesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps240.0 fps60.0 fps
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.55"1/2.55"
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Sensor size (second camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/3.4"
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
12.0 Mpx
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/2.4
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
2x
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution2.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.55"1/2.55"
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/1.7F/1.7

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB64GB256GB256GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Light blue
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Sunrise gold
  • Turquoise
MaterialPlasticPlastic
N/A
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistant
N/A
noyesyes
Shock resistant
N/A
nonono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height4.93 in5.38 in5.86 in6.28 in
Width2.6 in2.78 in2.68 in2.89 in
Depth0.33 in0.34 in0.31 in0.32 in
Weight4.09 oz4.69 oz5.47 oz6.1 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
yesyesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnononono
Sim card sizeMini-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesnono
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version3.0 HS4.05.05.0
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USBUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • 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
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFC
N/A
yesyesyes
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSBUSB
USB version
N/A
2.0
3.1
3.1
Video output
N/A
MHLDisplayPort over USB-CDisplayPort over USB-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation systemGPSGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTEyes
  • no
  • yes
yesyes
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
N/A
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity1650.0 mAh2100.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3500.0 mAh
Standby time710.0 h830.0 h326.0 h
N/A
Talk time18.0 h22.0 h20.0 h24.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesnono
Fast charging
N/A
noyesyes
Wireless charging
N/A
noyesyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast ChargeSamsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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