Samsung Galaxy S8 – Specs, Price, Release Date & Review

Name: Samsung Galaxy S8
Brand: Samsung
Rating: 4.4 (40 reviews)

Added: 02.20.17 | Updated: 02.15.22

Model: Galaxy S8
Brand: Samsung
Rating: 4.40 out of 5 (40 votes)
Price: 390 EUR
Year of manufacture: 2017
Dimensions: 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm
Weight: 155 g
Chipset: Exynos 8895 Octa (10 nm)
Built-in memory: 64 GB
Screen: Super AMOLED 5.8 inches
Battery: 3000 mAh
Rear camera: Single, 12MP
Front camera: Single, 8MP

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Common

Brand and model	Samsung Galaxy S8
Other names	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); G950
Launch date	2017, March

Price

First price	390 EUR

Design

Height	5.86 in (148.9 mm)
Width	2.68 in ( 68.1 mm)
Depth	0.31 in ( 8 mm)
Weight	5.47 oz (155 grams)
Build materials	Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Water resistant	Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Colors	Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink, Burgundy Red
Case	Buy a case from Amazon

Screen

Technology	Super AMOLED
Size	5.8 in
Screen Area	84.8 cm²
Resolution	1440 x 2960 px
Points per inch	570 PPI
Color Depth	16M
Ratio (height:width)	18.5:9
Ratio (screen:body)	83.6%
Screen Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Additional Features	-HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display
Screen protector	Buy a screen protector from Amazon

Hardware

Chipset	- Exynos 8895 Octa (10 nm) or 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

Internal Memory	64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Memory Card Slot	microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only

Software

Operating System (OS)	Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
User Interface

Main Camera

Number of Cameras	Single
Specs	-12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Features	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video Recording	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec.

Selfie camera

Number of Cameras	Single
Specs	-8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF
Features	Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video Recording	1440p@30fps
DxOMark Rating	73 (Position 97 out of 101)
DxOMark Photos	71
DxOMark Video	75

Cellular

Bands	GSM / HSPA / LTE
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 66(1700/2100), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
SIM Card	Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
SAR EU	0.32 W/kg (head) 1.27 W/kg (body)
SAR	0.44 W/kg (head) 0.75 W/kg (body)

Connectivity

Wi-Fi	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
USB	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Battery

Capacity	3000 mAh
Type	Non-removable Li-Ion
Endurance
Video playback - Up to 20 h (3G) Audio playback - Up to 67 h
Charging	-Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)

Audio

Headphone Jack	Yes
Radio	No
Others	-32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Sensors

Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2

Other specifications

Others	-Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) - -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation

Samsung Galaxy S8 AnTuTu & Geekbench Scores

The Samsung Galaxy S8 scores 231907 points in AnTuTu 8, powered by the Exynos 8895 Octa (10 nm) chipset.

Antutu Score

Antutu 8 Score	231907 (Position 462 out of 1146)
Antutu 7 Score	202356 (Position 76 out of 2128)

Antutu 8 Ranking
456. alcatel 1V (2020)	242653
457. Lenovo Z6	242622
458. ZTE Axon 20 4G	240740
459. Nokia 9 PureView	240222
460. Apple iPhone 7 Plus	235957
461. Huawei P20	235257
462. Samsung Galaxy S8	231907
463. Huawei nova 3	231707
464. Samsung Galaxy S8+	230369
465. Realme XT	228834
466. vivo Y20s [G]	227893
467. vivo Z5	226759
468. Honor Play	226029

Antutu 7 Ranking
70. Xiaomi Mi Mix 2	206600
71. Honor 10	206587
72. Huawei nova 3	206456
73. Xiaomi Mi 6	205305
74. Samsung Galaxy A80	204789
75. Samsung Galaxy Note 8	204196
76. Samsung Galaxy S8	202356
77. Essential PH-1	200028
78. Samsung Galaxy S8+	195000
79. Tecno Tecno Camon 16 Pro	190607
80. Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro	185456
81. vivo Z1 Pro	184622
82. Huawei nova 2s	184322

Geekbench Score

GeekBench 6 Single Core	361 (Position 391 out of 578)
GeekBench 6 Multi Core	1243 (Position 372 out of 577)
GeekBench 6 Vulkan	531 (Position 265 out of 282)
GeekBench 6 OpenCL	1255 (Position 217 out of 325)
GeekBench 5 Single Core	340 (Position 1099 out of 1884)
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core	1454 (Position 951 out of 1873)
GeekBench 4 Single Core	1763 (Position 144 out of 1024)
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core	6028 (Position 118 out of 1022)
GeekBench 4 RenderScript	8798
GeekBench 4 Battery	3410

GeekBench 6 Single Core Ranking
385. Google Pixel 3a XL	372
386. Honor View 10	367
387. Samsung Galaxy Note 8	367
388. Google Pixel 3a	366
389. vivo Xplay6	363
390. Huawei Mate 8	363
391. Samsung Galaxy S8	361
392. Smartisan Nut Pro 2	360
393. Honor 8	357
394. Huawei P9	356
395. Oppo R11	353
396. vivo X20	352
397. Xiaomi Mi Mix	352

GeekBench 6 Multi Core Ranking
366. Oppo R11 Plus	1257
367. Huawei P10	1256
368. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 4G	1252
369. Sony Xperia XZ Premium	1251
370. Google Pixel 3a XL	1249
371. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active	1246
372. Samsung Galaxy S8	1243
373. Honor View 10	1241
374. Xiaomi Mi 6	1238
375. Oppo R11	1235
376. Samsung Galaxy A41	1234
377. Huawei P10 Plus	1232
378. Xiaomi Mi Mix 2	1226

GeekBench 5 Single Core Ranking
1093. Samsung Galaxy S7 edge (CDMA)	343
1094. Samsung Galaxy S7 (CDMA)	343
1095. Cubot Note 21	342
1096. Samsung Galaxy A32	342
1097. Realme 5 Pro	341
1098. Huawei P9	341
1099. Samsung Galaxy S8	340
1100. Umidigi Bison X10S	339
1101. Huawei Mate 8	339
1102. Samsung Galaxy A41	338
1103. Honor 8	338
1104. vivo Xplay6	337
1105. Realme C35	336

GeekBench 5 Multi Core Ranking
945. HTC U11+	1459
946. Oppo Reno	1456
947. Nokia XR20	1455
948. Realme XT	1455
949. Oppo R11 Plus	1455
950. Huawei P10	1455
951. Samsung Galaxy S8	1454
952. Honor View 10	1453
953. Xiaomi Mi 9 SE	1451
954. Realme 3 Pro	1447
955. Motorola One Macro	1445
956. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10	1444
957. Realme X	1444

GeekBench 4 Single Core Ranking
138. Meizu 16	1788
139. Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus	1776
140. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active	1775
141. Samsung Galaxy S8+	1771
142. Meizu Pro 7	1767
143. Huawei P9 Plus	1767
144. Samsung Galaxy S8	1763
145. Xiaomi Mi Mix	1749
146. Honor V8	1745
147. vivo Xplay6	1738
148. Huawei Mate 10	1722
149. Infinix Note 12 G88	1717
150. Huawei P9	1709

GeekBench 4 Multi Core Ranking
112. Honor 8 Pro	6063
113. Google Pixel 2	6060
114. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active	6056
115. Huawei P10	6055
116. Motorola Moto Z3	6037
117. Samsung Galaxy S8+	6032
118. Samsung Galaxy S8	6028
119. Xiaomi Mi CC9	5995
120. Meizu Note 9	5973
121. Huawei Mate 9	5972
122. vivo NEX A	5940
123. Meizu 15	5938
124. Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite	5902

Disclaimer: This information is based on public data and official specifications from Samsung. However, there may be differences in specifications.

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I own a samsung s8 my front lcd scree grollia glass and back screen shattered it was in amotorcycle accident should i replace screen or is there one anothger samsung compactable with s8 that has 5g

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Samsung Galaxy S8 Release Date

The Samsung Galaxy S8 was officially announced and released on March, 2017. It is available in Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink, Burgundy Red.

Samsung Galaxy S8 Price

The Samsung Galaxy S8 starts at 390 EUR. Here are the prices for all storage versions:

Version	Price
64 GB	390 EUR
4 GB RAM	390 EUR

A 8GB version of the Samsung Galaxy S8 is not officially available — 4GB is the maximum storage option.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Samsung Galaxy S8 cost?

The price of the Samsung Galaxy S8 varies based on the specific model and storage capacity. As of the latest update, the base model starts at 390 EUR. Prices increase for models with larger storage capacity and additional features.

When did the Samsung Galaxy S8 come out?

The Samsung Galaxy S8 was released on March, 2017.

What is the size and weight of Samsung Galaxy S8 ?

The Samsung Galaxy S8 has dimensions of Height: 148.9 mm Width: 68.1 mm Thickness: 8 mm and weighs approximately 155 grams.

What is the screen size and resolution of Samsung Galaxy S8?

When measured as a standard rectangular shape, the screen is 5.8 inches diagonally offering a resolution of 1440 x 2960 px at a pixel density of 570 ppi.

How much memory and storage does a Samsung Galaxy S8 have?

Device comes with chipset Exynos 8895 Octa (10 nm) with processor 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. Samsung Galaxy S8 is available with internal memory of 64 GB, 4 GB RAM.

What are the main camera specifications and megapixels of the Samsung Galaxy S8?

The device have a Single rear camera setup with specs of 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF and features like LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

What are the front camera specs and MP of the Samsung Galaxy S8?

The device comes with Single front camera setup with specs of 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF and features like Dual video call, Auto-HDR

What colors does the Samsung Galaxy S8 come in?

The Samsung Galaxy S8 is available in the following colors: Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink, Burgundy Red.

What is the AnTuTu score of the Samsung Galaxy S8?

The Samsung Galaxy S8 scores 231907 points in AnTuTu 8.