Samsung’s Galaxy S8 hasn’t been officially launched yet, but we’ve seen plenty of leaks and rumours about the S8 so far in 2016. Here’s what we think we know about the Galaxy S8’s specs, rumoured features like the Galaxy S8’s new camera and how the S8 might compare with the rather good Galaxy S7.
Samsung Galaxy S8 vs S7: Body, Display, Camera
| Samsung Galaxy S8 | Samsung Galaxy S7 | ||
| Network | Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| Body | Dimensions | – | 142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm (5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 in) |
| Weight | – | 152 g (5.36 oz) | |
| Build | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel | |
| SIM | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| – Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) – IP68 certified – dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes |
– Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) – IP68 certified – dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes |
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| Display | Type | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size | 5.2 inches | 5.1 inches (~72.1% screen-to-body ratio) | |
| Resolution | 2160 x 3840 pixels (~847 ppi pixel density) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (~577 ppi pixel density) | |
| Multitouch | Yes | Yes | |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 | |
| – Always-on display – TouchWiz UI |
– Always-on display – TouchWiz UI |
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| Platform | OS | Android OS, v7.0 | Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) |
| Memory | Card slot | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) – single-SIM model microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) – dual-SIM model |
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) – single-SIM model |
| Internal | 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM | 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM | |
| Camera | Primary | Dual 12 MP, phase detection autofocus, OIS, dual-LED (dual tone) flash | 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm, phase detection autofocus, OIS, LED flash, |
| Features | Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama | 1/2.5" sensor size, 1.4 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec., | |
| Secondary | 8 MP | 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm, dual video call, Auto HDR | |
| Sound | Alert types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes | Yes | |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes | Yes | |
| – 24-bit/192kHz audio – Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
– 24-bit/192kHz audio – Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
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| Comms | WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX | v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| Radio | No | No | |
| USB | v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | microUSB v2.0, USB Host | |
| Features | Sensors | Iris scanner, fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 | Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM | |
| Browser | HTML5 | HTML5 | |
| Java | No | No | |
| – Fast battery charging – Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) – ANT+ support – S-Voice natural language commands and dictation – MP4/DivX/XviD/H.265 player – MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player – Photo/video editor – Document editor |
– Fast battery charging: 60% in 30 min (Quick Charge 2.0) – Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) – ANT+ support – S-Voice natural language commands and dictation – OneDrive (115 GB cloud storage) – MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264 player – MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player – Photo/video editor – Document editor |
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