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Samsung Galaxy S8
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
- Status Available. Released 2017, April 24
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)
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
display
- Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- 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)
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
main camera
- Modules 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
- Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
- Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS, OIS
selfie camera
- Modules 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
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
- USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
features
- Sensors Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
battery
- Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery (11.55 Wh)
- Charging Fast charging 15W Quick Charge 2.0 Qi/PMA wireless charging - market dependent
misc
- Colors Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink, Burgundy Red