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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
11 user ratings
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4 stars
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4.1 out of 5
13 user ratings
5 stars
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4.4 out of 5
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37
4.3 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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Hardware

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

Display

Screen size4.8 in5.1 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1440 x 2960 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density306.0 ppi432.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportnoyesno
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
HDRnonoyes
Multi touchyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.6 f2.2 f
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps60.0 fps240.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
N/A
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.55"
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

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

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB128GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • 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
MaterialPlasticPlastic
N/A
Water resistantnoyesyes
Shock resistantnonono
Dust resistant
N/A
yesyes

Dimensions

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

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
yesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
yesyes
Pedometer
N/A
yes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
yesyes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesno
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.05.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.0/3.1
3.1
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
USB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyes
Video outputMHLMHLDisplayPort over USB-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
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
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 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 UMTSyesyesyes
4G LTE
  • no
  • yes
yesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
UMTS frequences
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
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
Streaming standards
N/A
Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesno
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity2100.0 mAh2800.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time830.0 h390.0 h326.0 h
Talk time22.0 h21.0 h20.0 h
Fast chargingnoyesyes
Wireless charging noyesyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge

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