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Samsung Galaxy S8 Mobile Phone
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 10Android 4.3Android 4.3Android 4.4Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.4 GHz1.4 GHz2.5 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreQuad-coreQuad-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelApple A6 APL0598Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
GPU modelPowerVR SGX543ARM Mali-400Qualcomm Adreno 305Qualcomm Adreno 330ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory1 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
1.5GB2 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size4.0 in4.8 in4.8 in5.1 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1136 x 640 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi306.0 ppi306.0 ppi432.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Dual screen supportyesno
N/A
yesno
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
yesyes
HDRnono
N/A
noyes
Multi touchyesyesyesyesyes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3.2"
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.55"
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
60.0 fps240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyesyesyes
N/A
Digital zoomyesyesyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.6 f
N/A
2.2 f
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
N/A
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution1.2 Mpx1.9 Mpx1.9 Mpx2.1 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Primary sensor size1/3.2"
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.55"
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/1.7

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
N/A
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
64 GB
Memory card readernoyesyesyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
64GB64GB128GB256GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Blue
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
PlasticPlasticPlastic
N/A
Water resistantnono
N/A
yesyes
Shock resistantnono
N/A
nono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Dimensions

Height4.87 in5.38 in5.38 in5.59 in5.86 in
Width2.31 in2.78 in2.79 in2.85 in2.68 in
Depth0.3 in0.34 in0.34 in0.32 in0.31 in
Weight3.95 oz4.69 oz4.66 oz5.11 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
yes
N/A
yesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonoyesnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
N/A
yesno
Bluetoothyesyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.04.05.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCnoyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionLightningUSB
N/A
USBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificMHL
N/A
MHLDisplayPort over USB-C
USB version
N/A
2.0
N/A
3.0/3.1
3.1
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
USB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyesyesyes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
HSDPAHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSGPSGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
yesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
4G LTEyes
  • no
  • yes
N/A
yesyes
LTE frequenciesRegional
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batterynoyesyesyesno
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity1440.0 mAh2100.0 mAh2100.0 mAh2800.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time225.0 h830.0 h330.0 h390.0 h326.0 h
Talk time8.0 h22.0 h14.0 h21.0 h20.0 h
Fast chargingnono
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging nono
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge

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