Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Sonim Land Rover A8 Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy S8 or Sonim Land Rover A8 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy S8 | Sonim Land Rover A8 | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2017, March | 2014, Q3 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm | 5.86 x 5.86 x 2.68 in | 138 x 68 x 21 mm | 5.43 x 5.43 x 2.68 in | |
| Weight | 155 g | 5.47 oz | 150 g | 5.29 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame | ||
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink, Burgundy Red | Black, Yellow | |
| Battery | 3000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 3000 mAh, Removable Li-Ion | |
| Battery life |
Talking time - Up to 20 h (3G) Music play - Up to 67 h |
Stand by time - Up to 150 h Talking time - Up to 10 h |
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| Approximate price | 390 EUR | ||
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Super AMOLED | IPS LCD | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 5.8" in | 4" in | |
| Screen area | 84.8 cm2 | 45.5 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 18.5:9 (height:width) | 5:3 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 83.6% | 48.5% | |
| Screen resolution | 1440 x 2960 px | 480 x 800 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 570 PPI | 233 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass | |
| Other specs | - HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Single | 5 MP, Single | |
| Camera specs | -12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF | -5 MP, AF | |
| Functions | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | LED flash | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | Yes | |
| Front camera, selfie | 8 MP, Single | 0.3 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF | VGA | |
| Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | ||
| Video | 1440p@30fps | ||
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 73 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 71 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 75 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) | Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) | |
| Chipset | - Exynos 8895 Octa (10 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China |
- Mediatek MT6572 (28 nm) | |
| 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 |
- Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 | |
| GPU | Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA Adreno 540 - USA & China |
Mali-400 | |
| External memory | microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only | microSD, up to 32 GB | |
| Internal memory | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM | 4 GB, 512 MB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 8 Total | 231907 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 361 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1243 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1255 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 531 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 340 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1454 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1763 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 6028 | ||
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 8798 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 3410 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Dual SIM (Mini-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA | |
| Bands | -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) |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps | HSPA | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | Yes, with A-GPS | |
| NFC | Yes | ||
| USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | microUSB 2.0 | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | 2.1 | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 0.44 W/kg (head) 0.75 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.32 W/kg (head) 1.27 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 | - Accelerometer | |
| Other extras |
- Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) - -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1m for 30 mins) |
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| Versions |
- 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 |
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