Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia 8 vs Samsung Galaxy Note8

Sony Xperia 8
sony xperia 8
Samsung Galaxy Note8
samsung galaxy note8
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung
Announced October 2019 August 2017
Status Coming Soon - October 2019 Coming Soon - September 2017
Colors Gray, Black, Orange, Blue Black, Blue Coral, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158 x 69 x 8.1 mm
(6.22 x 2.72 x 0.32 in)
162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm
(6.4 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
Weight 170 g (6 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single/Dual SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - I3113, I4113, I4193
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - I3123
HSDPA
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600) - I3113, I4113 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
- IP68 Certified Dust and Water Resistant
- Samsung Pay
Notification LED Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)
Processor Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm) [Similar] 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]
GPU Adreno 508 [Similar] Adreno 540 / Mali-G71 MP20 [Similar]
RAM 4 GB [Browse Similar] 6 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 64 GB 64/128/256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Full HD+ 21:9 aspect ratio wide IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.0 inches [Similar] 6.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2560 pixels (463 ppi) 1440 x 2960 pixels (522 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 76.32% 83.03%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP + 8 MP [Similar] Dual 12 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 1.25µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, 53mm (telephoto), 1/4", 1.12µm, PDAF, 2x optical zoom
HDR, Panorama
Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 and f/2.4, 2X Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm,
1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/1.7, AF [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser Yes HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
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
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 2760 mAh 3300 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -