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Samsung Galaxy S5 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S8 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S8
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4.1 out of 5
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38
4.3 out of 5
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5 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 5.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz2.1 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 330ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory2 GB3 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.1 in5.1 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density432.0 ppi576.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportyesyesno
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
HDRnonoyes
Multi touchyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.6"1/2.6"1/2.55"
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f1.9 f
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)60.0 fps120.0 fps240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
Slow-Moyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
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 resolution2.1 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1
Primary sensor size1/2.6"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
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
Memory card readeryesnoyes
Maximum card storage128GB128GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • 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
MaterialPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
N/A
Water resistantyesnoyes
Shock resistantnonono
Dust resistantyes
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.59 in5.65 in5.86 in
Width2.85 in2.78 in2.68 in
Depth0.32 in0.27 in0.31 in
Weight5.11 oz4.87 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
Fingerprintyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyes
Pedometeryes
N/A
N/A
Hearth rate monitoryesyesyes
ANT+yesyesyes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesno
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.15.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
3.0/3.1
2.0
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyes
Video outputMHLMHLDisplayPort over USB-C
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
USB Type-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 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 transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 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 UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 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
  • 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
4G LTEyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 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 hotspotyesyes
N/A
Streaming standardsMiracast
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesnono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity2800.0 mAh2550.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time390.0 h
N/A
326.0 h
Talk time21.0 h17.0 h20.0 h
Fast chargingyesyesyes
Wireless charging yesyesyes
Wireless charging standard
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Fast charging standard
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast ChargeSamsung Adaptive Fast Charge

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