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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 5.2-inch Sony Xperia XZ1 [with Qualcomm Snapdragon 835] that was released on August 31, 2017, against the Samsung Galaxy S8, which is powered by Exynos 9 Octa 8895 and came out 6 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.
- Differences
- Review
- Specs
- Benchmarks
- Battery life
- Camera
- Comments
An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Sony Xperia XZ1
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Stereo speakers
- 15% faster in single-core GeekBench 5 test: 393 and 343 points
- The phone is 6-months newer
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S8
- Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
- Thinner bezels – 14.38% more screen real estate
- Shows 20% longer battery life [25:33 vs 21:18 hours]
- 34% higher pixel density [570 vs 424 PPI]
- Supports Qi/PMA wireless charging up to
- Optical image stabilization
- Comes with 300 mAh larger battery capacity: 3000 vs 2700 mAh
- Super AMOLED display [versus competitor's IPS LCD]
- The front-facing camera can record video at 1440p
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Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Type | IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
Size | 5.2 inches | 5.8 inches |
Resolution | 1080 x 1920 pixels | 1440 x 2960 pixels |
Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 18.5:9 |
PPI | 424 ppi | 570 ppi |
Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
Max rated brightness | 575 nits | 540 nits |
HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10 |
Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
Screen-to-body ratio | 69.22% | 83.6% |
Display features | - | - Always-On Display |
RGB color space | - | 99.8% |
PWM | 2358 Hz | 250 Hz |
Response time | 33.4 ms | 4.4 ms |
Contrast | 785:1 | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test [auto]
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]
Height | 148 mm [5.83 inches] | 148.9 mm [5.86 inches] |
Width | 73 mm [2.87 inches] | 68.1 mm [2.68 inches] |
Thickness | 7.4 mm [0.29 inches] | 8 mm [0.31 inches] |
Weight | 155 gramm [5.47 oz] | 155 gramm [5.47 oz] |
Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
Rear material | Metal | Glass |
Frame material | Metal | Metal |
Colors | Black, Silver, Blue, Pink | Black, Silver, Gold, Gray, Blue, Red, Pink |
Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in home button | Yes, rear |
Tests of Sony Xperia XZ1 and Samsung Galaxy S8 in the benchmarks
Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 |
Max. clock | 2450 MHz | 2300 MHz |
CPU cores | 8 [4 + 4] | 8 [4 + 4] |
Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Kryo 280 [Cortex-A53] - 4 cores at 2.45 GHz: Kryo 280 [Cortex-A73] | - 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.3 GHz: Exynos M2 |
Lithography process | 10 nanometers | 10 nanometers |
Graphics | Adreno 540 | Mali-G71 MP20 |
GPU clock | 710 MHz | 546 MHz |
FLOPS | ~558 GFLOPS | ~349 GFLOPS |
RAM size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
Memory clock | 1866 MHz | 1794 MHz |
Channels | 2 | 2 |
Storage size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
Storage type | UFS 2.0 | UFS 2.1 |
Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
Memory card max. size | Up to 256 GB | Up to 256 GB |
CPU | 71625 | 80858 |
GPU | 90079 | 111879 |
Memory | 37155 | 43386 |
UX | 68655 | 55707 |
Total score | 269114 | 292493 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
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Operating system | Android 8.0 [Can be upgraded to Android 9.0] | Android 7.0 [Can be upgraded to Android 9.0] |
ROM | - | One UI |
OS size | 13 GB | 11.7 GB |
Capacity | 2700 mAh | 3000 mAh |
Charge power | 18 W | 15 W |
Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
Replaceable | No | No |
Wireless charging | No | Yes, Qi/PMA |
Reverse charging | No | No |
Fast charging | Yes, Quick Charge 3.0 [50% in 45 min] | Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge [40% in 30 min] |
Full charging time | 2:30 hr | 1:45 hr |
Web browsing | 07:11 hr | 08:42 hr |
Watching video | 08:38 hr | 11:12 hr |
Gaming | 03:19 hr | 04:31 hr |
Standby | 77 hr | 85 hr |
Specs and camera test of smartphones
Matrix | 19 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
Image resolution | 5000 x 3500 | 4000 x 3000 |
Zoom | Digital | Digital |
Flash | LED | Dual LED |
Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
8K video recording | No | No |
4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
Slow motion | 960 FPS [720p] | 240 FPS [720p] |
Lenses | 1 [19 MP] | 1 [12 MP] |
Wide [main] lens | - 19 MP - Aperture: f/2.0 - Focal length: 25 mm - Pixel size: 1.22 micron - Sensor: 1/2.3" [CMOS] - Laser autofocus | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.7 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Sony IMX333 [Exmor-RS CMOS] - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
Camera features | - Pro mode | - Pro mode |
Samples | - | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S8 from DxOMark |
Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 3264 x 2448 |
Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.7 |
Focal length | 22 mm | 25 mm |
Pixel size | - | 1.22 microns |
Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
Sensor size | 1/3" | 1/3.6" |
Video resolution | 1080p [Full HD] at 30 FPS | 1440p at 30 FPS |
Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 [802.11 a/b/g/n/ac] | Wi-Fi 5 [802.11 a/b/g/n/ac] |
Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
Bluetooth features | SPP, PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, HDP, GAP, GAVDP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
USB version | 3.1 | 3.1 |
USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
NFC* | Yes | Yes |
Infrared port | No | No |
Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
eSIM support* | No | No |
Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
LTE Cat* | 16 | 16 |
5G support | No | No |
Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
FM radio | No | No |
Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Category | Flagship | Flagship |
Announced | August 2017 | March 2017 |
Release date | October 2017 | April 2017 |
SAR [head] | 0.8 W/kg | 0.315 W/kg |
SAR [body] | 1.22 W/kg | 1.27 W/kg |
Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy S8 is definitely a better buy.
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