HomeSamsung Galaxy S8 comparison with two cheaper alternatives; Cubot X18 & Elephone S8

Samsung Galaxy S8 comparison with two cheaper alternatives; Cubot X18 & Elephone S8

Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Cubot X18 vs Elephone S8 comparison

The mighty Samsung Galaxy S8 goes toe-to-toe with two smaller and cheaper rivals, Cubot X18 and Elephone S8 with about some specs in common. The devices have been placed side by side in the comparison table below.

So, be the judge. Are the two devices worth a match for the Samsung Galaxy S8?

Device / Specifications

Samsung Galaxy S8 Cubot X18 Elephone S8
Device type Android Smartphone Android smartphones

Android smartphone

Release date

April 2017 August 2017 September 2017
Screen size 5.8 inches 5.7 inches

6.0 inches

Screen type

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

Always-on display

IPS HD+ capacitive touchscreen IPS QHD+ capacitive touchscreen
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass

Corning Gorilla Glass

Display resolution

1440 x 2960 pixels 1440 x 720 pixels 1440 x 2560 pixels
Pixel density 570 ppi 282 ppi

490 ppi

Available colours

Midnight Black

Orchid Gray

Arctic Silver

Coral Blue

Gold

Blue

Black

Black

Blue

Length 148.9 mm 159.6 mm

158.0 mm

Width

68.1 mm 74 mm 80 mm
Thickness 8 mm 8.5 mm

8 mm

Weight

155 grams (with battery) 170.8 grams (with battery) 180 grams (with battery)
RAM 4 GB 3 GB

4 GB

Internal storage (ROM)

64 GB 32 GB 64 GB
Primary/ Rear camera Single 12 MP camera with single LED flash Single 16 MP camera with LED flash

Single 21 MP camera with LED flash

Secondary/ Front facing camera

Single 8 MP camera (no LED flash) Single 13 MP camera with LED flash Single 8 MP camera with LED flash
Processor (CPU) 2.35 GHz Octa core processor 1.5 GHz Quad core processor

2.5 GHz Deca-core processor

GPU

Adreno 540 Mali T720 Mali T880
Chipset Qualcomm Adreno 835 MediaTek MT6737T

Mediatek Helio X25

SD card support

Yes, up to 256 GB Yes, up to 128 GB Yes, up to 256 GB
SIM support Dual SIM card Dual SIM card

Dual SIM card

SIM type

Hybrid Dual SIM Hybrid Dual SIM Nano + Nano
Operating system (OS) Android v7.0 Nougat Android v7.0 Nougat

Android v7.1.1 Nougat

Battery type

Non-removable battery Removable Lithium Ion batttery Non-removable Lithium Polymer battery
Battery capacity 3,000 mAh 3,200 mAh

4,000 mAh

Fast/ Quick charge

Quick charge 2.0 Quick charge Quick charge
Wireless charging Yes No

No

Sensors

Iris scanner

Fingerprint scanner (rear mounted)

Accelerometer

Gyroscope

Proximity

Compass

Barometer

Heart rate

Sp02

Proximity sensor

Light sensor

Accelerometer

Fingerprint scanner (rear mounted)

 

Gravity sensor

Fingerprint sensor (Front mounted)

Proximity sensor

Light sensor

Gyroscope

Hall

Compass

Breath LED

Price

$700 $160

$279

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