SAMSUNG GALAXY S8

The Samsung Galaxy is a phone that’s unlike anything you’ll have seen on the market. It’s just stunning.

It’s incredibly expensive in a world where mid-range phones are more than good enough to handle most tasks people like… but the second you pick it up it’s easy to see why.

The screen is just brilliant – the clearest, sharpest and offers lovely color reproduction to make movie watching a dream, and that’s before you’ve even got to the fact it’s wrapped into the chassis so hugely that it has a screen larger than the iPhone 7 Plus in a chassis that feels more like the iPhone 7.

PRICE COMPARISON

JUMIA KENYA ++++++++ Ksh. 77,999. To Purchase from Jumia, click Here

KILMALL KENYA ++++++++ Ksh. 80,749. To purchase from Kilmall, click Here

SPECIFICATIONS

NETWORK
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
	4G bands	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 66(1700/2100), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes
	EDGE	Yes

LAUNCH	Announced	2017, March
	Status	Available. Released 2017, April

BODY	Dimensions	148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
	Weight	155 g (5.47 oz)
	Build	Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel
	SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
		IP68 certified – dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes

DISPLAY	Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.8 inches (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1440 x 2960 pixels (~570 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
		– 3D Touch (home button only) – Always-on display – TouchWiz UI

PLATFORM	OS	Android 7.0 (Nougat)
	Chipset	Exynos 8895 Octa – EMEA Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 – USA & China
	CPU	Octa-core (4×2.3 GHz & 4×1.7 GHz) – EMEA Octa-core (4×2.35 GHz Kryo & 4×1.9 GHz Kryo) – USA & China
	GPU	Mali-G71 MP20 – EMEA Adreno 540 – USA & China

MEMORY	Card slot	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) – single-SIM model microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) – dual-SIM model
	Internal	64 GB, 4 GB RAM

CAMERA	Primary	12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm, phase detection autofocus, OIS, LED flash
	Features	1/2.5″ sensor size, 1.4 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama
	Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
	Secondary	8 MP, f/1.7, autofocus, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto HDR

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		– 32-bit/384kHz audio – Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
	NFC	Yes
	Radio	No
	USB	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

FEATURES	Sensors	Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
	Browser	HTML5
	Java	No
		– Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) – Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) – Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) – ANT+ support – S-Voice natural language commands and dictation – MP4/DivX/XviD/H.265 player – MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player – Photo/video editor – Document editor

BATTERY		Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery
	Talk time	Up to 20 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 67 h

MISC	Colors	Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold
	SAR	0.44 W/kg (head)     0.75 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.32 W/kg (head)     1.27 W/kg (body)

TESTS	Performance	Basemark OS II: 3272 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 3376 Basemark X: 42370
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.768 (sunlight)
	Camera	Photo / Video
	Loudspeaker	Voice 66dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 72dB
	Audio quality	Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -92.8dB
	Battery life	Endurance rating 84h