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Samsung Galaxy S20 vs Samsung Galaxy S8

    2.72 in
    5.97 in
    Samsung Galaxy S20 Mobile Phone
    Samsung Galaxy S20
      2.68 in
      5.86 in
      Samsung Galaxy S8 Mobile Phone
      Samsung Galaxy S8
      Available colors
      Editiorial reviews
      19
      4.3 out of 5
      12 user ratings
      5 stars
      		41 %
      4 stars
      		58 %
      3 stars
      		0 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
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      19
      4.4 out of 5
      10 user ratings
      5 stars
      		70 %
      4 stars
      		20 %
      3 stars
      		10 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
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      User rating
      40
      4.3 out of 5
      40 user ratings
      5 stars
      		40 %
      4 stars
      		52 %
      3 stars
      		5 %
      2 stars
      		2 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      44
      4.1 out of 5
      44 user ratings
      5 stars
      		34 %
      4 stars
      		40 %
      3 stars
      		22 %
      2 stars
      		2 %
      1 stars
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      Hardware

      Samsung Galaxy S20Samsung Galaxy S20
      Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
      Operating systemAndroid 10Android 7.0
      CPU clock speed2.73 GHz2.3 GHz
      CPU cores8-core8-core
      CPU modelSamsung Exynos 990Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
      RAM memory8 GB4 GB

      Display

      Samsung Galaxy S20Samsung Galaxy S20
      Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
      Screen size6.2 in5.8 in
      Number of colors16.7M16.7M
      Panel typeOLEDOLED
      Resolution3200 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px
      TechnologyInfinity-O Dynamic AMOLED 2X
      • AMOLED
      • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
      Pixel density563.0 ppi570.0 ppi
      Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 6.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
      HDRyesyes

      Rear camera

      Samsung Galaxy S20Samsung Galaxy S20
      Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
      Primary sensor resolution64.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
      Focus adjustment
      • Automatic
      • Manual
      • Automatic
      • Manual

      Front camera

      Samsung Galaxy S20Samsung Galaxy S20
      Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
      Primary resolution10.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
      Focus adjustment
      • Automatic
      • Manual
      • Automatic
      • Manual
      Lens apertureF/2.2F/1.7

      Storage

      Samsung Galaxy S20Samsung Galaxy S20
      Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
      Internal storage128 GB64 GB

      Design

      Samsung Galaxy S20Samsung Galaxy S20
      Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
      Colour of product
      • Cloud blue
      • Pink cloud
      • Arctic silver
      • Black
      • Blue
      • Gold
      • Grey
      • Midnight black
      • Orchid grey
      • Pink
      • Purple
      • Rose pink
      • Silver
      • Turquoise

      Dimensions

      Samsung Galaxy S20Samsung Galaxy S20
      Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
      Height5.97 in5.86 in
      Width2.72 in2.68 in
      Depth0.31 in0.31 in
      Weight5.75 oz5.47 oz

      Sensors

      Samsung Galaxy S20Samsung Galaxy S20
      Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
      Accelerometeryesyes
      Proximityyesyes
      Gyroscopeyesyes
      Barometeryesyes

      Other features

      Samsung Galaxy S20Samsung Galaxy S20
      Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
      Payment technologySamsung PaySamsung Pay

      Connectivity

      Samsung Galaxy S20Samsung Galaxy S20
      Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
      Dual sim supportyesno
      Sim card size
      • Electronic SIM card
      • Nano SIM
      • Nano-SIM
      • e-SIM
      		Nano-SIM
      Bluetoothyesyes
      Bluetooth version5.0 LE5.0
      NFCyesyes
      Charging connectionUSBUSB
      Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CUSB Type-C

      Cellular

      Samsung Galaxy S20Samsung Galaxy S20
      Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
      Data transmission
      • EDGE
      • FDD-LTE
      • GPRS
      • HSDPA
      • HSPA+
      • HSUPA
      • LAA
      • TDD-LTE
      • VoLTE
      • VoWiFi
      • EDGE
      • FDD-LTE
      • GPRS
      • HSDPA
      • HSPA+
      • HSUPA
      • TDD-LTE
      Navigation system
      • GPS
      • GLONASS
      • BeiDou
      • Galileo
      • BeiDou
      • GLONASS
      • GPS
      • Galileo
      GSM frequencies
      • 1800 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1800 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      UMTS frequences
      • 1700 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 2100 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1700 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 2100 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz

      Battery

      Samsung Galaxy S20Samsung Galaxy S20
      Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
      Battery capacity4000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
      Talk time20.0 h20.0 h
      Wireless charging yesyes
      Wireless charging standard
      • WPC
      • PMA
      • Qi
      • Fast Wireless Charging 2.0
      • Wireless PowerShare
      • PMA
      • QI
      • WPC

      Pros & Cons

      Pros
          Cons

              Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S20

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              Samsung Galaxy S20+
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              SamsungGalaxy S20+
              Samsung Galaxy S20 Mobile Phone
              Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
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              NOMU S20
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              Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S8

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