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Samsung Galaxy S8

Samsung Galaxy S8
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  • Released 2017, April 24
    155g, 8mm thickness
    Android 7.0, up to Android 9.0, One UI
    64GB storage, microSDXC
  • 12% 47,152,455 hits
  • 2586 Become a fan
  • 5.8"
    1440x2960 pixels
  • 12MP
    2160p
  • 4GB RAM
    Exynos 8895
  • 3000mAh
    Li-Ion
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G950F

G950FD

G950U

G950A

G950P

G950T

G950V

G950R4

G950W

G9500

Versions: G950F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); G950FD (Global Dual-SIM); G950U (USA Unlocked); G950A (AT&T); G950P (Sprint); G950T (T-Mobile); G950V (Verizon); G950R4 (US Cellular); G950W (Canada); G950S/G950K/G950L (South Korea); G9500 (China)

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-A (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 Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Display Type Super AMOLED, HDR10
Size 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
 3D Touch (home button only)
Always-on display
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
 UFS 2.0 or UFS 2.1
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 Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1440p@30fps
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
 32-bit/384kHz audio
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPS Yes, with A-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
 Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery Type Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable (11.55 Wh)
Charging Fast charging 15W
Quick Charge 2.0
Qi/PMA wireless charging - 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 life
Endurance rating 84h

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  • Johnny
  • qyk
  • 02 Jul 2022

I have Samsung Galaxy S6 edge plus, Galaxy S9, Galaxy A50. Apple iPhone 6, Apple iPhone 6S. IPhone 6s for regular sim card and all others just connect with WiFi. What are best of these?

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  • mplemesos
  • i8j
  • 29 Jun 2022

The phone is Great but lately is overheating especially when i use the 4G connection. Any Ideas??

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  • Negro-Jack
  • X5u
  • 26 Jun 2022

Can I still buy this phone in 2022

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