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Samsung Galaxy S8 Mobile Phone
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.3Android 4.4Android 4.4Android 5.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz1.6 GHz2.5 GHz2.1 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-coreQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
GPU modelARM Mali-400PowerVR SGX544Qualcomm Adreno 330ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
2 GB2 GB3 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size4.8 in5.0 in5.1 in5.1 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density306.0 ppi441.0 ppi432.0 ppi576.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportnoyesyesyesno
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyesyes
HDRnonononoyes
Multi touchyesyesyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.6 f2.2 f2.2 f1.9 f
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps120.0 fps240.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyesyes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyesyes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyesyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
yesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
1
N/A
N/A
1
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Optical zoom
N/A
10x
N/A
N/A
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
yesyesyes
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.6"1/2.55"
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
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 resolution1.9 Mpx2.0 Mpx2.1 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
1
N/A
N/A
1
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"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
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesnoyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB128GB128GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

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

Dimensions

Height5.38 in5.38 in5.59 in5.65 in5.86 in
Width2.78 in2.75 in2.85 in2.78 in2.68 in
Depth0.34 in0.31 in0.32 in0.27 in0.31 in
Weight4.69 oz4.59 oz5.11 oz4.87 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

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

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonononono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyesyesno
Bluetoothyesyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.04.15.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
3.0/3.1
2.0
3.1
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyesyes
Video outputMHLMHLMHLMHLDisplayPort over USB-C

Cellular

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

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyesnono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity2100.0 mAh2600.0 mAh2800.0 mAh2550.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time830.0 h370.0 h390.0 h
N/A
326.0 h
Talk time22.0 h17.0 h21.0 h17.0 h20.0 h
Fast chargingnonoyesyesyes
Wireless charging noyesyesyesyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
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