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Samsung Galaxy S8

Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (BBF100-6 model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41 - EU, Africa, AU (BBF100-1) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66, 38, 39, 40, 41
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - Canada, US, LATAM (BBF100-2)
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41 - ME, APAC, India (BBF100-6)
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China (BBF100-4)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2018, June 2017, March 29. Released 2017, April 24
Status Available. Released 2018, June Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 151.4 x 71.8 x 8.5 mm (5.96 x 2.83 x 0.33 in) 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, aluminum frame (7000 series) Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - BBF100-6 only Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
 Capacitive touch 4-row BlackBerry keyboard IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type IPS LCD Super AMOLED, HDR10
Size 4.5 inches, 60.0 cm2 (~55.2% screen-to-body ratio) 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1620 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~434 ppi density) 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
  3D Touch (home button only)
Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 8.1 (Oreo) Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI
Chipset Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China
CPU Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) 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 Adreno 512 Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA
Adreno 540 - USA & China
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM
 eMMC 5.1 UFS 2.0 or UFS 2.1
Main Camera
Modules 12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.3", 1.28µm, dual pixel PDAF
12 MP, f/2.6, 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF
12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS, OIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4.0", 1.12µm 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1440p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
  32-bit/384kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, EDR 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS2 GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio No
USB USB Type-C 3.0, OTG USB Type-C 3.1
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
  Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3500 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable (11.55 Wh)
Charging 18W wired, QC3, 50% in 36 min (advertised) 15W wired, QC2
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Talk time Up to 20 h (3G)
Music play Up to 67 h
Misc
Colors Black, Silver, Red Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink, Burgundy Red
SAR 0.44 W/kg (head)     0.75 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.72 W/kg (head)     1.68 W/kg (body)     0.32 W/kg (head)     1.27 W/kg (body)    
Models BBF100-6, BBF100-1, BBF100-2, BBF100-4 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
Price About 500 EUR About 230 EUR
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 140984 (v7)
GeekBench: 5830 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 11fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 199022 (v7)
GeekBench: 6656 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 13fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 1572 (nominal), 3.212 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.768 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 79dB Voice 66dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 72dB
Audio quality Noise -90.7dB / Crosstalk -94.2dB Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -92.8dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 86h Endurance rating 84h

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