Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Samsung Galaxy Fold Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy S8
Samsung Galaxy S8 Samsung Galaxy Fold
Released · Apr 21, 2017
Released · Sep 27, 2019
5.8-inch · 2960x1440px
7.3-inch · 2152x1536px
Single camera
Triple camera
4GB · 64GB
12GB · 512GB
3000 mAh
4380 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Mar 29, 2017 Feb 20, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$1980

Design

Dimensions
5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches
148.9 x 68.1 x 8.0 mm
6.33 x 4.64 x 0.27 inches
160.9 x 117.9 x 6.9 mm
Folded
(160.9 x 62.8 x 17.1 mm)
Weight
5.47 oz (155.0 g) 9.74 oz (276.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight black, Orchid gray, Arctic silver, Coral blue, Maple gold, Rose pink, Burgundy red Space silver, Cosmos black

Display

Size
5.8-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body 7.3-inch, 85.79% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR Dynamic AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 570 PPI 2152x1536px, 362 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Folding inside the device, HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Front cover display
4.6 inches
1680 x720 px
Super AMOLED
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm) Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2350 MHz
Kryo 280
Octa-core
2840 MHz
Kryo 485
GPU
Adreno 540 Adreno 640
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 12GB (LPDDR4)/512GB (UFS 3.0)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion 4380 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Qi and Powermat wireless charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple 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 (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 12 mm
Pixel size: 1 μm
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 52 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.6"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED 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 (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps)
HDR, Continuous autofocus, EIS
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR)
Video capture: QHD
10 MP (Dual-Camera, Autofocus)
Folded: 10 MP
Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0, Yes 5.0, Yes
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,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3 M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD 32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share,MHL Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording Noise cancellation

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, 14, 18, 19, 20, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 06, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMG950U
Date approved: Aug 07, 2019
FCC ID value: A3LSMF900U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.49 W/kg
Body: 0.48 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.53 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.46 W/kg
Head: 0.41 W/kg
Body: 0.66 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.20 W/kg
Phablet: 3.98 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
Single SIM
5G Bands n78, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
FCC approval Date approved: Jun 24, 2019
FCC ID value: A3LSMF907B
Measured SAR Head: 0.38 W/kg
Body: 0.72 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.99 W/kg
Phablet: 3.98 W/kg
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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