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Samsung Galaxy S8 vs T-Mobile MDA Basic

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy S8 , T-Mobile MDA Basic

Samsung Galaxy S8 2017 year of release. cpu Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) EMEA -Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) USA & China. screen 5.8". with resolution 1440x2960. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera .

T-Mobile MDA Basic 2009 year of release. cpu 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S. screen 2.8". with resolution 240x320. Smartphone has 2 megapixel main camera .

Display Technology Super AMOLED TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen resistive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 65K
Screen size 5.8" inch 2.8" inch
Screen area 84.8 cm2 24.3 cm2
Screen format 18.5:9 (height:width) 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 83.6% 39.2%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2960 px 240 x 320 px
PPI /points per inch/ 570 PPI 143 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Camera specs 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF 2 MP
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1440p@30fps Yes
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 0 MP,
Specifications 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF
DxOMark Photo 71
DxOMark Video 75
DxOMark Selfie Score 73
Performance Operating system OS Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Chipset Exynos 8895 Octa (10 nm) EMEA -Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) USA & China TI OMAP 850
Processor CPU Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) EMEA -Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) USA & China 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
Graphics processor GPU Mali-G71 MP20 EMEA -Adreno 540 USA & China
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64 GB, 512GB 4GB 128 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM
Antutu 7 score 202356
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1763
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6028
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 8798
Antutu 8 score 231907
GeekBench 4 Battery 3410
GeekBench 5 Single Core 340
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1454
General specs Release date 2017, March 2009, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 148.9 Х 68.1 Х 8 mm 105 Х 59 Х 16 mm
Weight 155 g 110 g
Colors Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink, Burgundy Red Gray
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 1100 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 390 EUR
Battery life Talking time- Up to 20 h (3G) Music play - Up to 67 h Stand by time- Up to 270 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
Body build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Mini-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 66(1700/2100), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) Show all network frequencies:
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
GPRS Yes Class 10
Edge Yes Class 10
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO No
NFC Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector miniUSB
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 2.0, A2DP
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.44 W/kg (head)     0.75 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.32 W/kg (head)     1.27 W/kg (body)    
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display TouchFLO finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation
Other features Dop Sensors Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 - Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) -Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) - Versions: G950F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); G950FD (Global Dual-SIM); G950U (USA Unlocked); G950A (AT&T); G950P (Sprint); G950T (T-Mobile); G950V (Verizon); G950R4 (US Cellular); G950W (Canada); G950 Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Galaxy S8
  • Screen 5.8"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
  • External memory microSD GB
Reasons to buy MDA Basic
  • Internal memory 256 GB
  • External memory microSD (dedicated slot) GB