Should you buy Samsung Galaxy S13 or Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus? Well, your search ends here. Find out which mobile phone is best for you - Compare the two models on the basis of their Price in India, Body, Display, Storage, Connectivity, Camera, and Performance. Samsung Galaxy S13 starts at ₹ 79,500 and Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus starts at ₹ 33,999.
Samsung Galaxy S13 has screen size of 6.5 inches and Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus has screen size of 6.2 inches, 84.8 cm (83.6% screen-to-body ratio). Samsung Galaxy S13 comes up with internal storage of 512 GB/1 TB and RAM of 14 GB. Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus comes up with internal storage of 64 GB and RAM of 4 GB. Coming to the Camera, Former has primary camera of 45 MP + 20 MP + 16 MP + 8 MP and front camera of 32 MP whereas latter has primary camera of 12 MP and front camera of 8 MP (f/1.7).
Check detailed comparison below to compare specification for both models. Don't forget to check out expert opinion as well.
Specifications | Samsung Galaxy S13 | Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus |
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OS | Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI | Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI |
Screen Size | 6.5 inches | 6.2 inches, 84.8 cm (83.6% screen-to-body ratio) |
Chipset | Exynos 9820 (8 nm) - EMEA | Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) |
RAM | 14 GB | 4 GB |
Internal Storage | 512 GB/1 TB | 64 GB |
Summary | |||
Specs Score | 72 | ||
OS | Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI | Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI | |
Screen Size | 6.5 inches | 6.2 inches, 84.8 cm (83.6% screen-to-body ratio) | |
Chipset | Exynos 9820 (8 nm) - EMEA | Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) | |
RAM | 14 GB | 4 GB | |
Internal Storage | 512 GB/1 TB | 64 GB |
GENERAL | |||
Colours | Prism White, Prism Black, Prism Green, Prism Blue, Canary Yellow, Flamingo Pink | Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink, Burgundy Red | |
Sim | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
Operating System | Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI | Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI |
DESIGN | |||
Body Material | Front glass, aluminum body | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame |
DISPLAY | |||
Screen size | 6.5 inches | 6.2 inches, 84.8 cm (83.6% screen-to-body ratio) | |
Technology | Dynamic AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors | |
Screen resolution | 1440 x 3040 pixels, 19:9 ratio | 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio | |
Pixel Density | 550 ppi density | 294ppi density | |
Display Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
PERFORMANCE | |||
Chipset | Exynos 9820 (8 nm) - EMEA | Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) | |
CPU | Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA | Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) | |
GPU | Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA | Adreno 540 | |
RAM | 14 GB | 4 GB |
STORAGE | |||
Internal Storage | 512 GB/1 TB | 64 GB | |
Card Slot | microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) |
CAMERA | |||
Primary camera | 45 MP + 20 MP + 16 MP + 8 MP | 12 MP | |
Camera Features | Leica optics, LED flash, HDR, panorama | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | |
Front Camera | 32 MP | 8 MP (f/1.7) |
BATTERY | |||
Capacity | 6500mAh | 3500 mAh |
CONNECTIVITY | |||
Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps | |
GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
Edge | Yes | Yes | |
Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | Yes, 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | |
GPS Facility | Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | |
USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
NETWORK SUPPORT | |||
3G | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | |
2G | Yes | Yes | |
5G | Yes | Yes | |
4G | Yes | Yes |
MORE FEATURES | |||
Other Features | IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) | IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) | |
Quick Charging | Fast battery charging 15W | Fast battery charging 15W (Quick Charge 2.0) | |
Sensors | Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2, ANT+, Bixby natural language commands and dictation, Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) | Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 |
Samsung Galaxy S13 has screen size of 6.5 inches whereas other comes up with 6.2 inches, 84.8 cm (83.6% screen-to-body ratio). Screen Resolution in both mobiles is 1440 x 3040 pixels, 19:9 ratio and 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio respectively. In terms of Technology, former uses Dynamic AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors and latter uses Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors.
Samsung Galaxy S13 comes up with primary camera of 45 MP + 20 MP + 16 MP + 8 MP whereas Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus comes up with 12 MP. Some of the Camera Features for both the mobiles include Leica optics, LED flash, HDR, panorama.
Chipset, one of the important feature of the mobiles used in these Mobiles are Exynos 9820 (8 nm) - EMEA and Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) respectively. Samsung Galaxy S13 comes up microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only card slot and Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus comes up with microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) card slot. CPU used in Samsung Galaxy S13 is Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA and used in Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus is Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo).