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Samsung Galaxy S8

Announced: March 2017.OS: Android 7 Nougat → 8 Oreo. VDRD-summary: It is better not to buy!
Starting price of $740. Starting price of: 45 791 ₽. Starting price of: 27 306 ₴.
Status: Archived.
  • Screen 5.8" Super AMOLED
  • Rear сamera 12 MP
  • Selfie camera 8 MP
  • CPU 8 cores Exynos 8895 Octa
  • Memory 4 GB RAM
  • Storage 64 GB ROM
  • Memory cards up to 256 GB microSD
  • Battery 3 000 mAh
  • Thickness 8 mm
  • Sim Cards 2 items dual sim
  • WaterProof
All characteristics

Short description Samsung Galaxy S8

This is a smartphone on Android 7 Nougat with a very fast and productive processor, with a large touchscreen size, with  the usual main camera for photos and video, and the front camera here turned out to be absolutely ordinary. And Samsung Galaxy S8 has such features: a slot for two SIM cards, dust and water protection.

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).

Disclaimer. The table shows the main technical characteristics of the device. For a full list of features and capabilities of this model, see the manufacturer’s website. We can not guarantee that the information on this page is 100% correct.

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Important update: this model is updated to Android version 8 Oreo.
Check the availability of the update version in your region on the manufacturer’s website.

Android version and market relevance

Dual-smartphone Samsung Galaxy S8 introduced a company Samsung in March 2017. It has Android version 7.0 Nougat, which, unfortunately, it will not be possible to update, because the manufacturer did not take care of it.

Well, what can I say, Samsung Galaxy S8 is a smartphone of 2017 with fairly normal characteristics, which is located in our price segment “Flagships smartphones from $500”.

Screen, body and battery

The most important thing you need to know about the case and form factor Samsung Galaxy S8. The case is protected from water and dust, you can safely use your smartphone in a few extreme situations (for example, during rain or in the bathroom, taking a shower). On the front side of the case is located big enough Super AMOLED screen with diagonal 5.8″. At the same time, a battery with a capacity of 3 000 mAh.

Main camera and selfie camera

Let′s briefly describe the cameras in Samsung Galaxy S8. The main camera got 12 MP and it is not double, but usual with one module. If you want to buy smartphone with dual camera, then goto in our catalog.

Frontcamera on 8 MP. Do not say that this is very much, is in our catalog selfie smartphones, whose frontcamera will be an order of magnitude better.

Processor and Internal Memory

A smartphone without a processor will not work. And the better the processor, the faster the smartphone works. Samsung Galaxy S8 is available in two versions with different processors: the first — 8-core Exynos 8895 Octa, and the second — 8-core Snapdragon 835. The amount of RAM in it is 4 GB.

But, more importantly, it′s the amount of built-in memory for storing your information (photo, video, music, etc.). Here you will receive 64 GB. You can still do this — buy a smartphone with a minimum amount of memory to save a bit, and buy a memory card microSD up to 256 GB, because in this model there is a slot for memory cards.

Price for Samsung Galaxy S8: buy or not to buy?

The choice to make is not difficult — to buy or not to buy — we will help you to solve it right now. New smartphone Samsung Galaxy S8 we took and carried out segmentation for the quality of the camera, screen size, battery capacity and processor performance. So, if you want to buy a smartphone with a large screen, then this model perfectly suits you. If you want to receive the usual quality of photos, you can safely take this smartphone and do not overpay for top models. And, finally, on the performance of the processor, this model is very powerful with a good battery here.

Having dealt with the average characteristics, it remains to understand whether it is worth all the declared price of $610 (without taxes and fees). Here everyone makes a choice for himself and evaluates all the pros and cons.

If something you did not fit this smartphone for purchase, then look in our catalog for a selection DROID smartphones. These are models that are now on sale, and that work under the new version of Android OS.

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