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Samsung Galaxy S8 vs BlackBerry Motion Specs Comparison

Compare mobile phone specifications of up to three devices at once. Our specs comparison tool helps you find and compare the perfect phone for your needs.

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9.0
Samsung Galaxy S8
8.0
BlackBerry Motion
Samsung Galaxy S8 BlackBerry Motion
Released · Apr 21, 2017
Released · Nov 17, 2017
5.8-inch · 2960x1440px
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 32GB
3000 mAh
4000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 29, 2017 Oct 09, 2017

Design

Dimensions
5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches
148.9 x 68.1 x 8.0 mm 		6.13 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches
155.8 x 75.5 x 8.12 mm
Weight
5.47 oz / 155.0 g 5.89 oz / 167.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum 		Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight black, Orchid gray, Arctic silver, Coral blue, Maple gold, Rose pink, Burgundy red

Display

Size
5.8-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 71.00% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR IPS LCD
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 570 PPI 1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 401 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Dragontrail
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent) 15 (Poor)
Learn more on our PhoneArena Display Test Results page.

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm) Snapdragon 625 8953 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2350 MHz
Kryo 280 		Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 540 Adreno 506
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion 4000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Qi and Powermat wireless charging 		Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm 		12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Pixel size: 1.55 μm
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), QHD, 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing 		4K UHD (30 fps)
HDR, Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR)
Video capture: QHD 		8 MP (Wide Angle)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0, Yes 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac 		a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share,MHL Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 06, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMG950U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.49 W/kg
Body: 0.48 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.53 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.46 W/kg

Alternative variants

International version
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2300 MHz
Exynos M2 "Mongoose" and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-G71 MP20
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
FCC approval Date approved: Sep 05, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMG950F
Measured SAR Head: 0.38 W/kg
Body: 0.75 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.55 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg
for Sprint
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66
for T-Mobile
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 4, 5, 12
3G Bands 5, 4, 2, 1
VoLTE Yes
for Verizon Wireless
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
for U.S. Cellular
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 25
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40
Data Speed LTE-A, HSPA, UMTS
with Dual SIM
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2500 MHz
Exynos M2 "Mongoose"and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-G71 MP20
Dual SIM Yes
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