Older flagship · 2017

Samsung Galaxy S8

Name: Samsung Galaxy S8
Brand: Samsung
Price: 220000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦105,000 to ₦244,500 · 59 sellers·Last checked 8d ago

Our Take

CPU capability matches lower-mid phones like Samsung Galaxy A06 Camera shares the Samsung Galaxy S8+'s main sensor

Best for

Strength Compact size, Stabilised camera (OIS)

Watch out No more updates, 15W charging (slow)

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

5.8″ AMOLED · 60Hz

8895 4 / 64 GB

3000 mAh 15W charging

12 MP 8 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Samsung Galaxy S8 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

5.8″ · Super AMOLED · 1440 × 2960 · 60 Hz · HDR

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

5.8"

Panel type

Super AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1440 × 2960 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

HDR10

HDR

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Exynos 8895 (10 nm) · 8-core 2.3 GHz · Mali-G71 MP20

Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset

Exynos 8895 (10 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

199,022

GSMArena · v7

202,256

Kimovil · Antutu v7

GeekBench

6,656

Graphics test

GFXBench 13 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.3 GHz

GPU

Mali-G71 MP20

Process

10 nm

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.1

CPU layout

4x Exynos M2 2.3 GHz + 4x Cortex A53 1.7 GHz

Variant differences

EMEA: Exynos 8895 (10 nm), Mali-G71 MP20 · USA & China: Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm), Adreno 540

Software & updates

Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI · 2-year support

End of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI

Software support

2 years of updates

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

12 MP f/1.7 main · OIS · 8 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

12 MP f/1.7

OIS

Front camera

8 MP f/1.7

Main sensor

Samsung S5K2L2, 1/2.6", 1.4µm

Same sensor in

Samsung Galaxy S8+

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

RAW, manual focus

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

3000 mAh · 15 W wired

Plan to charge daily

Small by today's standards. Plan on charging once a day, twice if you're heavy.

Capacity

3000 mAh

Lab endurance

84:00h

Wired charging

15 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Memory

4 GB RAM · 64 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

64 GB

Fills fast

Storage type

UFS 2.0

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

USB

USB-C 3.1

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · no 5G

Full

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a

Build & Design

155 g · 8.0 mm · IP68

Built to last

Height

148.9 mm

Width

68.1 mm

Thickness

8.0 mm

Weight

155 g

IP rating

IP68

Water resistant

Sensors

Iris scanner · fingerprint (rear-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro

Sensors

Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

DXOMARK test scores

Lab-tested scores from DXOMark — independent measurements, not manufacturer claims. Tap any card to view photo samples and the full review.

Scores are on DXOMark's open-ended 0–200 scale. Higher is better.

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Sharper screen

Super AMOLED vs OLED panel · 1440 × 2960 vs 1125 × 2436 resolution

Lighter in hand

155 g vs 174 g

Lower benchmark score

199k vs 233k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Mid-range tier

Lower video ceiling

— vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

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In the Real World

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

DXOMARK test scores

How it stacks up against the rest.

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