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Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Samsung Z1

    2.68 in
    5.86 in
    Samsung Galaxy S8 Mobile Phone
    Samsung Galaxy S8
      2.49 in
      4.74 in
      Samsung Z1 Mobile Phone
      Samsung Z1
      Available colors
      Editiorial reviews
      19
      4.4 out of 5
      10 user ratings
      5 stars
      		70 %
      4 stars
      		20 %
      3 stars
      		10 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
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      4
      4 editorial reviews
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      User rating
      44
      4.1 out of 5
      44 user ratings
      5 stars
      		34 %
      4 stars
      		40 %
      3 stars
      		22 %
      2 stars
      		2 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      39
      4.2 out of 5
      39 user ratings
      5 stars
      		43 %
      4 stars
      		35 %
      3 stars
      		20 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %

      Full Comparison

      Units:

      Hardware

      Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
      Samsung Z1Samsung Z1
      Operating systemAndroid 7.0Tizen 2.3
      CPU clock speed2.3 GHz1.2 GHz
      CPU cores8-coreDual-core
      CPU modelSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Spreadtrum SC7727S
      GPU modelARM Mali-G71 MP20ARM Mali-400
      RAM memory4 GB768 MB

      Display

      Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
      Samsung Z1Samsung Z1
      Screen size5.8 in4.0 in
      Number of colors16.7M16.7M
      Resolution1440 x 2960 px800 x 480 px
      Technology
      • AMOLED
      • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
      		PLS
      Pixel density570.0 ppi233.0 ppi
      Multi touchyesyes

      Rear camera

      Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
      Samsung Z1Samsung Z1
      Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx3.15 Mpx
      Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px1280 x 720 px
      Autofocusyesyes
      Face detectionyesyes
      Geo-taggingyesyes
      LED Flashyesyes
      Panoramayesyes

      Front camera

      Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
      Samsung Z1Samsung Z1
      Primary resolution8.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx

      Storage

      Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
      Samsung Z1Samsung Z1
      Memory card readeryesyes
      Maximum card storage256GB64GB
      Types of memory card supported
      • microSD
      • microSDHC
      • microSDXC
      		microSD

      Design

      Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
      Samsung Z1Samsung Z1
      Colour of product
      • Arctic silver
      • Black
      • Blue
      • Gold
      • Grey
      • Midnight black
      • Orchid grey
      • Pink
      • Purple
      • Rose pink
      • Silver
      • Turquoise
      • Black
      • White

      Dimensions

      Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
      Samsung Z1Samsung Z1
      Height5.86 in4.74 in
      Width2.68 in2.49 in
      Depth0.31 in0.38 in
      Weight5.47 oz3.95 oz

      Sensors

      Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
      Samsung Z1Samsung Z1
      Accelerometeryesyes
      Proximityyesyes

      Connectivity

      Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
      Samsung Z1Samsung Z1
      Dual sim supportnoyes
      Bluetoothyesyes
      Bluetooth version5.04.1
      Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
      Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CMicro-USB

      Cellular

      Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
      Samsung Z1Samsung Z1
      Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
      Data transmission
      • EDGE
      • FDD-LTE
      • GPRS
      • HSDPA
      • HSPA+
      • HSUPA
      • TDD-LTE
      		HSDPA
      Navigation system
      • BeiDou
      • GLONASS
      • GPS
      • Galileo
      		GPS
      2G GSMyesyes
      GSM frequencies
      • 1800 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1800 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      UMTS frequences
      • 1700 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 2100 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 2100 MHz

      Battery

      Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
      Samsung Z1Samsung Z1
      Replaceable batterynoyes
      Battery capacity3000.0 mAh1500.0 mAh
      Talk time20.0 h8.0 h

      Pros & Cons

      Pros
          Cons

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