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Samsung Galaxy S3 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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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.3Android 4.4Android 7.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz1.6 GHz2.3 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
GPU modelARM Mali-400PowerVR SGX544ARM Mali-G71 MP20ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
2 GB4 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB

Display

Screen size4.8 in5.0 in5.8 in6.2 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1440 x 2960 px1440 x 2960 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density306.0 ppi441.0 ppi570.0 ppi529.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportnoyesnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
HDRnonoyesyes
Multi touchyesyesyes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.6 f2.2 f
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps240.0 fps60.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
N/A
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
Number of rear cameras
N/A
11
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Optical zoom
N/A
10x
N/A
2x
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
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
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 image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution1.9 Mpx2.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
11
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
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB256GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • 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 resistantnonoyesyes
Shock resistantnononono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.38 in5.38 in5.86 in6.28 in
Width2.78 in2.75 in2.68 in2.89 in
Depth0.34 in0.31 in0.31 in0.32 in
Weight4.69 oz4.59 oz5.47 oz6.1 oz

Sensors

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

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnononono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesnono
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.05.05.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
3.1
3.1
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
USB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyes
Video outputMHLMHLDisplayPort over USB-CDisplayPort over USB-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 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
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
  • 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
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
4G LTE
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
yesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
Regional
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesnono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity2100.0 mAh2600.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3500.0 mAh
Standby time830.0 h370.0 h326.0 h
N/A
Talk time22.0 h17.0 h20.0 h24.0 h
Fast chargingnonoyesyes
Wireless charging noyesyesyes
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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