Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Sony Xperia XZs Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy S8
7.5
Sony Xperia XZs
Samsung Galaxy S8 Sony Xperia XZs
Released · Apr 21, 2017
Released · Apr 05, 2017
5.8-inch · 2960x1440px
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 32GB
3000 mAh
2900 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 29, 2017 Feb 27, 2017

Design

Dimensions
5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches
148.9 x 68.1 x 8.0 mm
5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches
146 x 72 x 8.1 mm
Weight
5.47 oz / 155.0 g 5.68 oz / 161.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight black, Orchid gray, Arctic silver, Coral blue, Maple gold, Rose pink, Burgundy red Black, Silver, Blue

Display

Size
5.8-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body 5.2-inch, 71.00% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR IPS LCD
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 570 PPI 1920x1080px, 424 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent) 5 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm) Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
Processor
Octa-core
2350 MHz
Kryo 280
Quad-core
2200 MHz
Kryo
GPU
Adreno 540 Adreno 530
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 256 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 2900 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
19 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 25 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Pixel size: 1.22 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, 720p (960 fps)
Time-lapse video, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR)
Video capture: QHD
13 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
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
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, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter, 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, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share,MHL DLNA,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, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29, 32
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8 6, 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-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM 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
Memory 64GB
Dual SIM Yes
Prices (MSRP) $700
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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