Samsung Galaxy S8+ vs Galaxy S7 edge – What’s New


Samsung Galaxy S8

Samsung just outed the S8+, the larger brother in the brand new S8 lineup of flagships for 2017. For the first time, Samsung is releasing a flagship phone with over 6 inches in terms of display size. In fact, it is even the first time that an S series device has a display larger than a Note device. Even the S8 has a 5.8″ display that is larger than Note devices of the past. But the devices seem to be quite small thanks to the smaller bezels. Let us examine all the detailed changes between the S8+ and its predecessor in this specs comparison.

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Samsung Galaxy S8+ Samsung Galaxy S7 edge
Size 159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm 150.9 x 72.6 x 7.7 mm
Weight 173 grams 157 grams
Display 6.2″ Curved Super AMOLED Innfinity Display with 2960×1440 Pixels Resolution, 18.5:9 Aspect Ratio, 84% Screen to Body Ratio, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 and 3D Touch (Home Button) 5.5″ Curved Super AMOLED with 2560×1440 Pixels Resolution, 16:9 Aspect Ratio, 76.1% Screen to Body Ratio, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Software Android 7.0 with Grace UX Android 6.0 with TouchWiz UI (Now on 7.0)
Processor 10nm Octa-Core Exynos 8895 (Majority of Markets) / Snapdragon 835 (Select Markets including USA) 14nm Octa-Core Exynos 8890 (Majority of Markets) / Snapdragon 820 (Select Markets including USA)
RAM LPDDR4 4GB / 6GB (Select Markets such as China) LPDDR4 4GB
Storage UFS 2.1 64GB / 128GB (Select Markets such as China) UFS 2.0 32GB/64GB (Market Dependant)
Connectivity nanoSIM (Single SIM or Hybrid Dual SIM i.e nano + nano/microSD – Market Dependant), Bluetooth 5.0, Dual-Band WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, USB Type-C 3.1 nanoSIM (Single SIM or Hybrid Dual SIM i.e nano + nano/microSD – Market Dependant), Bluetooth 4.2, Dual-Band WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, microUSB 2.0
Camera (Rear) 12 Megapixels, 26mm Focal Length, f1.7, 1/2.5″ Sensor Size, OIS, LED Flash, PDAF and 1.4 micron Pixel Size 12 Megapixels, 26mm Focal Length, f1.7, 1/2.5″ Sensor Size, OIS, LED Flash, PDAF and 1.4 micron Pixel Size
Camera (Front) 8 Megapixels, f1.7, Autofocus 5 Megapixels, f1.7, Fixed Focus, 1/4.1″ Sensor Size, 1.34 micron Pixel Size, 22mm Focal Length
Battery 3500 mAh Non-Removable (QuickCharge 2.0 Equivalent) 3600 mAh Non-Removable (QuickCharge 2.0 Equivalent)
Colours Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold
Others IP68 Rating (Dustproof and Waterproof) IP68 Rating (Dustproof and Waterproof)
Wireless Fast Charging (Qi and PMA Standards) Wireless Fast Charging (Qi and PMA Standards)
Samsung Pay Samsung Pay
Upto 4K 60fps and 1080p 120fps Video Recording Upto 4K 30fps and 1080p 60fps Video Recording
Rear Mounted Fingerprint Scanner, Iris Scanner Up Front, No Home Button Fingerprint Scanner Mounted in Home Button Up Front
LTE Cat.16 (1024 Mbps/1 Gbps) LTE Cat.9 (450 Mbps)
Bixby Virtual Assistant
Gorilla Glass 5 Back
HDR 10 Compliant Display
AKG Earphones (Bundled in Package)

Author: Sandeep Sarma

Sandeep Sarma is a blogger and a freelance photographer. Apart from gadgets and phones, he also has a passion for movies and cars. He currently uses the S7 Edge as his main phone. Catch him on twitter at @sandeep9sarma