Samsung Galaxy M17 vs Samsung Galaxy S8
Price Comparison (India)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| October 2025 | March 2017 |
| Status | |
| Available - October 2025 | Available - April 2017 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 12,499 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 57,900 ($720.00) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Moonlight Silver, Sapphire Black | Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
164.4 x 77.9 x 7.5 mm (6.47 x 3.07 x 0.3 in) |
148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in) |
| Weight | |
| 192 g (6.77 oz) | 155 g (5.47 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM | Dual-SIM |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA |
| 4G Network | |
| 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 | LTE |
| 5G Network | |
| 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 | - |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | |
| Build Features | |
| - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted) IP54 dust protected and water resistant (water splashes) |
- |
| Notification LED | |
| - | Yes |
Display
| Type | |
| FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen, 90Hz, 1100 Nits (HBM) Corning Gorilla Glass Victus |
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 6.7 inches [Similar] | 5.8 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1080 x 2340 pixels (385 ppi) | 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 85.89% | 84.06% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades | Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) |
| User Interface | |
| One UI 7 | - |
| Processor | |
| Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Exynos 1330 (5 nm) [Similar] |
Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 Exynos 8895 Octa [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Mali-G68 MP2 [Similar] | Adreno 540 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 8 GB [Browse Similar] | 4 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 128 GB | 64 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 50 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP [Similar] | 12 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED Flash | Dual-LED (Dual Tone) |
| Features | |
| 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, AF, OIS 5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm 2 MP, f/2.2, (macro) Panorama, HDR |
Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 aperture, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama |
| Video | |
| 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS | 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. |
| Front Camera | |
|
13 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm 1080p@30fps [Similar] |
8 MP, AF [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA, LTE, 5G | HSPA, LTE, VoLTE |
| Bluetooth | |
| 5.3, A2DP, LE | v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| USB Type-C 2.0 | v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| GPS | |
| GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
| Browser | |
| Yes | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
| USB OTG | |
| Not Supported | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
| Gyroscope Sensor | |
| Barometer Sensor | |
| Heart-rate Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-ion Battery Fast Battery Charging 25W wired |
Non-removable Li-Ion battery |
| Capacity | |
| 5000 mAh | 3000 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |