Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Essential PH-1

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Essential PH-1
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Essential
Announced March 2017 May 2017
Status Available - April 2017 Coming Soon - June 2017
Price Rs. 57,900 ($720.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 45,000 ($699.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold Black Moon, Pure White, Stellar Gray, Ocean Depths
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm
(5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
141.5 x 71.1 x 7.8 mm
(5.57 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Single-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA
4G Network LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Notification LED Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)
User Interface - Ambient OS
Processor Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
Exynos 8895 Octa [Similar]
Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 280), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 540 [Similar] Adreno 540 [Similar]
RAM 4 GB [Browse Similar] 4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 64 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 LTPS capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.8 inches [Similar] 5.71 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 1312 x 2560 pixels (504 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.06% 84.79%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP [Similar] Dual 13 MP [Similar]
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 aperture, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, Laser assisted AutoFocus, Monochrome + RGB, f/1.85 lens, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera 8 MP, AF [Similar] 8 MP, 2160p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Infrared Sensor infrared sensor not present infrared sensor not present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 3040 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -