Samsung Galaxy S8
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Key Features
5.8 inches, 84.8 cm,2,(~83.6% screen-to-body ratio)
1440 x 2960
12 MP
4K@30fps
4GB RAM
Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEAQualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China
Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable (11.55 Wh), 15W wired
Full Specifications
Network
Technology: GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66, 38, 39, 40, 41
Speed: HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Launch
Announced: 2017, March 29. Released 2017, April 24
Status: Discontinued
Body
Dimensions: 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
Weight: 155 g (5.47 oz)
Build: Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM:
- Nano-SIM
- Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Display
Type: Super AMOLED, HDR10
Size:
- 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm
- 2
- (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution: 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density)
Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Platform
OS: Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI
Chipset:
- Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEA
- Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China
CPU:
- Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - EMEA
- Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - USA & China
GPU:
- Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA
- Adreno 540 - USA & China
Memory
Card slot: microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal: 64GB 4GB RAM
Main Camera
Single: 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Features: LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video: 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS, OIS
Selfie camera
Dual:
- 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
- 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
Features: HDR
Video: 1440p@30fps
Sound
Loudspeaker: Yes
3.5mm jack: Yes
Comms
WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth: 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning: GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC: Yes
Radio: No
USB: USB Type-C 3.1
Features
Sensors: Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
Battery
Type: Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable (11.55 Wh)
Charging:
- 15W wired, QC2
- Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)
Talk time: Up to 20 h (3G)
Music play: Up to 67 h
Misc
Colors: Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink, Burgundy Red
Models: SM-G950FD, SM-G950W, SM-G950S, SM-G950K, SM-G950L, SM-G9500, SM-G950A, SM-G950P, SM-G950T, SM-G950U, SM-G950V, SM-G950F, SM-G950U1, SM-G950N, SC-02J, SCV36, SM-G950, G950F
SAR: 0.44 W/kg (head) 0.75 W/kg (body)
SAR EU: 0.32 W/kg (head) 1.27 W/kg (body)
Price: About 230 EUR
Tests
Performance:
- AnTuTu: 199022 (v7)
- GeekBench: 6656 (v4.4)
- GFXBench: 13fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display: Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.768 (sunlight)
Camera:
- Photo
- /
- Video
Loudspeaker: Voice 66dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 72dB
Audio quality: Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -92.8dB
Battery (old): Endurance rating 84h
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