Samsung Gaxaly S8 Vs Galaxy S8 Plus
Headquartered in Suwon, South Korea, Samsung Electronics Co,
Ltd is world second largest information technology companies following Apple. On
March 29 of this year, Samsung announced to add two new flagship phones to
Samsung Galaxy S series, respectively called the Samsung Galaxy S8 and the
larger counterpart Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus. Powered by Android operating system,
the Galaxy S8 and S8+ made a big innovation than the predecessor version S7 and
the S7 Edge, like face recognition, bigger touchscreen, a new powerful virtual
assistant and more. Since they came out, Samsung users have given numerous
reviews for these two amazing smartphones. If you are the one who are urged to
get one of these Galaxy S series, you could be trouble in making the right
decision. In order to give you a hand, there is a review of these two Samsung
Galaxy smartphones for the detailed differences.
In order to
have a good understanding of the Samsung Galaxy S series, you can visit the
image to see the detailed information of S8 and S8 Plus before starting to distinguish
the technology specification.
Detailed
Comparison to Tech Spec
From the tech spec list, you
can well know that there are very similar between the two smartphones in the
following aspects of the battery, screen size and more. Then I will give a
complete comparison of S8 and S8+.
Screen & display
Galaxy S8 and S8+ are not only
known as the best looking phones but also crafted with the finest display 2960*1440
pixels resolution
super AMOLED screen with 18.5:9 aspect ratio. Galaxy S8 has a 5.8 inch screen
while the S8 Plus is 6.2 inch, so the pixel density of S8 is a little bit lower
than the S8 lower than the S8+. However, you won't notice the difference by
eye. In general, the color is gloriously vivid and it covers DCI-P3
cinema-grade colour gamut for a much wider spectrum of color like the iPhone 7.
In addition, it supports HDR feature with the 'Video Enhancer' mode, which
boosts the contrast and brightness in some video streaming apps like Netflix,
Prime Video, YouTube and so on.
Size, weight
& battery
Though S8 and S8+ have big
screens like other phablet phones, the size is not so big as you might image
because Samsung has optimized the screens with almost no frames or bezels. The
dimension of Galaxy S8 is 148.9x68.1x8 mm with 155g weight and the S8 Plus is
159.5x73.4x8.1 mm with 173g. The two phones are same in thickness. But as the
S8+ is bigger, so it can be integrated with a bigger battery 3500 mAh. The S8
still has the same 3000mAh batter like the previous Galaxy S7. According to the
test, the battery of Galaxy S8 Plus can last longer than the S8's.
Price
Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus
are stunning phones, but the price is remarkably high. Samsung has raising the price
for its high-end phones in the recent years. The Galaxy S8 price in US is $750
and the Galaxy S8 Plus is $850. That is way too high for some users to afford
as it is even higher than the price of iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. There are
some variation phones exist with different prices from AT&T, T-Mobile and
so on.
Conclusion
& Recommendation
No matter which one you choose, they are both a smart choice for
using them to watch movies and playing games. But it may disappoint iTunes
addict, since it is not compatible with iTunes videos due to FairPlay DRM
technology. But don’t worry. There is a simple yet professional solution for
you to do that. The only thing you need is a third party software that can help
you to remove DRM protection from iTunes purchases and rentals. Here, we will
meet a handy tool DRmareiTunes Video Converter,
which is well-crafted with a 30X
faster converting speed and lossless output video quality. So what are you waiting
for? Just keep the Samsung Galaxy S8 or S8 Plus on your hands now.
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