Samsung Galaxy S8
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Rs. 57,900 General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| March 2017 | 2021, January 14 |
| Status | |
| Available - April 2017 | Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 57,900 ($720.00) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 69,999 ($799.99) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold | Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
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148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in) |
151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.8 x 0.31 in) |
| Weight | |
| 155 g (5.47 oz) | 169 g (5.96 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| Dual-SIM | Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | LTE |
| 5G Network | |
| - | SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | |
| Build Features | |
| - | - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic) Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ |
| Notification LED | |
| Yes | - |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) | Android 11 |
| User Interface | |
| - | One UI 3.1 |
| Processor | |
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Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 Exynos 8895 Octa [Similar] |
Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International / Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China/Korea, Exynos 2100 - International / Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 - USA/China/Korea [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 540 [Similar] | Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 4 GB [Browse Similar] | 8 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 64 GB | 256 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) |
Display
| Type | |
| Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 | FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display 120Hz Refresh Rate HDR10+ 1300 nits (peak) Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Always-on display |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M Colour |
| Size | |
| 5.8 inches [Similar] | 6.2 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) | 1080 x 2400 pixels (424 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 84.06% | 86.12% |
| Multi-Touch | |
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Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 12 MP [Similar] | 12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| Dual-LED (Dual Tone) | LED Flash |
| Features | |
| Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 aperture, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama | 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS 64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video Auto-HDR, Panorama |
| Video | |
| 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS |
| Front Camera | |
| 8 MP, AF [Similar] | 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Dual video call, Auto-HDR, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| No | FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
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Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA, LTE, VoLTE | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX | 5.0, A2DP, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | Yes |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 64 GB, 4 GB RAM | 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
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| Proximity Sensor | |
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| Accelerometer Sensor | |
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| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
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| Gyroscope Sensor | |
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| Barometer Sensor | |
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| Heart-rate Sensor | |
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| NFC | |
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Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion battery | Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 25W USB Power Delivery 3.0 Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 4.5W |
| Capacity | |
| 3000 mAh | 4000 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |
