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The Galaxy S8 vs. the competition: Both beauty and beast

Samsung's new flagship is big, gorgeous and has a lot of work to do.

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Samsung's had a rough year, but it's hoping that its new flagship phones can turn things around. In fact, the company's wants you to see the Galaxy S8 as a new type of handset: bigger and bolder in shape, with personal assistant Bixby and a desktop mode to sweeten the pot. But it's entering a market already full of swank devices like the Google Pixel (with its amazing camera) and the iPhone 7. While you'll have to wait for our full review to see how the S8 fares in the wild, we've lined up its specs against some of the competition to see if it's bringing the right tools to the field.

Galaxy S8

Google Pixel

LG G6

iPhone 7

Pricing

Not available; varies by carrier

$649, $749 (off-contract)

varies by carrier (ranging from $650 at T-Mobile to $719 at AT&T)

$649, $749, $849 (off-contract)

Known dimensions

148.9 x 68.1 x 8.0mm (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches)

143.84 x 69.54 x 7.31mm (5.66 x 2.74 x 0.29 inches)

148.84 x 71.88 x 7.87mm (5.86 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches)

138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1mm (5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches)

Weight

155g (5.47 ounces)

143g (5.04 ounces)

162.73g (5.74 ounces)

138g (4.87 ounces)

Screen size

5.8 inches (147.32mm)

5.0 inches (127mm)

5.7 inches (144.78mm)

4.7 inches (119.38mm)

Screen resolution

2,960 x 1,440 (570ppi)

1,920 x 1,080 (441 ppi)

2,880 x 1,440 (564 ppi)

1,334 x 750 (326 ppi)

Screen type

Quad HD+ AMOLED

Full HD AMOLED

QHD Plus LCD with DolbyVision HDR

Retina HD

Battery

3,000mAh

2,770mAh

3,300mAh

1,960mAh

Internal storage

64GB

32/128GB

32GB

32/128/256GB

External storage

microSD

None

microSD

None

Rear camera

12MP, f/1.7

12.3MP, f/2.0, 1.55µm pixel size

Dual cameras: 13MP, f/1.8; 13MP, f/2.4

12MP, f/1.8

Front-facing cam

8MP

8MP, f/2.4, 1.4µm pixel size

5MP, f/2.2

7MP, f/2.2

Video capture

4K

4K at 30fps

4K at 120fps

4K at 30fps

NFC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bluetooth

v5.0

v4.2

v4.2

v4.2

SoC

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

Qualcomm Snapdragon 821

Qualcomm Snapdragon 821

Apple A10 Fusion

CPU

2.3GHz octa-core

2.15GHz quad-core

2.35GHz quad-core

2.34GHz quad-core

GPU

Adreno 540

Adreno 530

Adreno 530

PowerVR Series 7XT GT7600 Plus

RAM

4GB

4GB

4GB

2GB

WiFi

Dual band, 802.11ac

Dual band, 802.11ac

Dual band, 802.11ac

Dual band, 802.11ac

Operating system

Android 7.0

Android 7.1

Android 7.0

iOS 10

Notable features

Iris scanning, fingerprint sensor, IP68 certified, USB Type-C

Fingerprint sensor, IP53 certified, USB Type-C

Fingerprint sensor, IP68 certified, MIL-STD-810G-tested shock resistant, USB Type-C

Touch ID, IP67 certified, Lightning connector

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