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Samsung Galaxy S8 vs vivo NEX 3 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy S8
vivo NEX 3
Samsung Galaxy S8 vivo NEX 3
Released · Apr 21, 2017
Released · Sep 16, 2019
5.8-inch · 2960x1440px
6.9-inch · 2256x1080px
Single camera
Triple camera
4GB · 64GB
8GB · 256GB
3000 mAh
4500 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 29, 2017

Design

Dimensions
5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches
148.9 x 68.1 x 8.0 mm 		6.59 x 3.00 x 0.37 inches
167.44 x 76.14 x 9.4 mm
Weight
5.47 oz / 155.0 g 7.71 oz / 218.5 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum 		Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight black, Orchid gray, Arctic silver, Coral blue, Maple gold, Rose pink, Burgundy red Glowing night

Display

Size
5.8-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body 6.9-inch, 93.52% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR P-OLED, HDR
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 570 PPI 2256x1080px, 363 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent) Untested
Learn more on our PhoneArena Display Test Results page.

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm) Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2350 MHz
Kryo 280 		Octa-core
Kryo 485
GPU
Adreno 540 Adreno 640
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 8GB (LPDDR4)/256GB
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 4500 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Qi and Powermat wireless charging 		Fast 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 		64 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
13 MP (Telephoto, PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.5
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 (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps)
EIS
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR)
Video capture: QHD 		16 MP (Pop-up, Flash)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0, Yes 5.0
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, 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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD 32-Bit DAC
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share,MHL
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, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
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 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
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
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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