Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Sharp Aquos S2

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  Galaxy S8:

  OLED

  Aquos S2:

  LCD

• Weight

  Aquos S2: 15 g lighter

  Galaxy S8:

  155 g

  Aquos S2:

  140 g

• Width

  Galaxy S8: 3.9 mm narrower

  Galaxy S8:

  68.1 mm

  Aquos S2:

  72 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Aquos S2: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

  Galaxy S8:

  5.8 in

  Aquos S2:

  5.5 in

• Rear camera layout

  Galaxy S8:

  Single

  Aquos S2:

  Dual

• Height

  Aquos S2: 7.1 mm shorter

  Galaxy S8:

  148.9 mm

  Aquos S2:

  141.8 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Galaxy S8

   Height:

   148.9 mm +7.1 mm versus Aquos S2

   Width:

   68.1 mm

   Depth:

   8 mm

2. 2. Aquos S2

   Height:

   141.8 mm

   Width:

   72 mm +3.9 mm versus Galaxy S8

   Depth:

   7.9 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Galaxy S8

   Screen diagonal:

   5.8 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   18.5:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   85.4 cm²

2. 2. Aquos S2

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   17:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   80.7 cm²

Galaxy S8 has approximately 5.8% more rectangular screen area than Aquos S2.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.