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Smartphones · Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S8

This record covers Samsung Galaxy S8. Screen diagonal: 5.8 inches. Typical battery capacity: 3000 mAh.

Your situation

Decision context · GB · GBP

Our scores

Longevity

Longevity score not available

Version 3.2.0

Required to calculate the score:

  • Current support status or published end year
Details that would improve the score (5)
  • Published support end date
  • Announced minimum support duration
  • Repairability index with scale and scheme
  • Official repair manual
  • Replaceable battery
How the decision is calculated

Declared resilience

10.00/10*

Partial score: missing criteria: Declared battery cycles, Declared repeated drop resistance, Declared support duration

Provisional

Coverage 25 %

Version declared-resilience/4.3.0

Publishers : notebookcheck.net

Published declarations: this score does not predict service life.

Score methodology

Editorial repairability

10.00/10*

Partial score: missing criteria: Disassembly depth, Repair documentation, Fastener removal

Provisional

Coverage 20 %

Version repairability/4.3.0

Publishers : notebookcheck.net

Editorial score separate from the regulatory index and the longevity score.

Score methodology

Customer feedback

Not rated

Missing criteria: Customer review score

Provisional

Coverage 0 %

Version customer-feedback/4.2.0

Customer satisfaction, not a durability test.

Score methodology

What we know

Battery replacementBattery replacement
Translated from FrenchOriginal text : Changement batterie
wefix.net
Repair programmeThe Qualirepar repair bonus
Translated from FrenchOriginal text : Le bonus réparation Qualirepar
wefix.net
Audio3.5 mm headphone jack socket
Translated from GermanOriginal text : 3,5 Milli­meter-Kopf­hörer-Klinken­buchse
test.de

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Version repair-economics/1.4.0 · How the decision is calculated

Support and repairability

Repair programme
The Qualirepar repair bonus
Battery replacement
Battery replacement

Strengths and things to know

Reported strengths

  • dust- and waterproof.

Good to know

  • In our mandatory drop test in our drum from a height of 80 centimetres, the devices only survived with difficulty: cracks and fractures on the displays, the glass even shattered at the corners, and this after just 50 drops on stone.

Prices

GB · GBP Published price information for this market, without currency conversion. Prices do not affect the verdict.

Unverified price: about £140

Refurbished · 64 GB · Oct 22, 2026

Recorded by Livalyo without a verifiable source; this is not an offer.

Key facts

Support

OS at launch
Android 7.0 samsungmobilepress.com · Oct 16, 2026

Repairability

Assessment method
The iFixit teardown notebookcheck.net · Oct 16, 2026
Available parts
fingerprint sensor and headphone jack notebookcheck.net · Oct 16, 2026
Battery replacement
Battery replacement
Translated from FrenchOriginal text : Changement batterie
wefix.net · Oct 14, 2026
Repair eligibility
The Qualirepar repair bonus is only valid in France, subject to acceptance by the eco-organisations depending on the product's eligibility and the fault.
Translated from FrenchOriginal text : Le bonus réparation Qualirepar n’est valable que sur le territoire Français sous condition d’acceptation par les éco-organisme selon l’éligibilité du produit et de la panne.
wefix.net · Oct 18, 2026
Repair programme
The Qualirepar repair bonus
Translated from FrenchOriginal text : Le bonus réparation Qualirepar
wefix.net · Oct 18, 2026
Repair limitations
the battery is built in permanently, the user cannot replace it themselves
Translated from GermanOriginal text : der Akku fest verbaut, der Nutzer kann ihn nicht selber wechseln
test.de · Oct 16, 2026

Durability

Editorial justifications
Cracks and fractures on the displays; the glass was even shattered at the corners, after just 50 falls onto stone. · They are exceptionally sensitive and easily damaged in a fall.
Translated from GermanOriginal text : Risse und Sprünge auf den Displays, an den Ecken war das Glas sogar zersplittert – und das schon nach 50 Stürzen auf Stein. · Sie sind außergewöhnlich empfindlich und bei einem Sturz schnell gefährdet.
test.de · Oct 16, 2026test.de · Oct 16, 2026
Isolated report
Cracks and fractures on the displays; the glass was even shattered at the corners, after just 50 falls onto stone.
Translated from GermanOriginal text : Risse und Sprünge auf den Displays, an den Ecken war das Glas sogar zersplittert – und das schon nach 50 Stürzen auf Stein.
test.de · Oct 16, 2026
Limitations
In our mandatory drop test in our drum from a height of 80 centimetres, the devices only survived with difficulty: cracks and fractures on the displays, the glass even shattered at the corners, and this after just 50 drops on stone.
Translated from GermanOriginal text : Den obliga­torischen Fall­test in unserer Fall­trommel mit 80 Zenti­metern Fall­höhe über­standen die Geräte nur schwer ange­schlagen: Risse und Sprünge auf den Displays, an den Ecken war das Glas sogar zersplittert – und das schon nach 50 Stürzen auf Stein.
test.de · Oct 16, 2026
Protection
Corning® Gorilla® Glass 5 on both the front and back samsungmobilepress.com · Oct 16, 2026
Risks
Cracks and fractures on the displays; the glass was even shattered at the corners, after just 50 falls onto stone. · They are exceptionally sensitive and easily damaged in a fall.
Translated from GermanOriginal text : Risse und Sprünge auf den Displays, an den Ecken war das Glas sogar zersplittert – und das schon nach 50 Stürzen auf Stein. · Sie sind außergewöhnlich empfindlich und bei einem Sturz schnell gefährdet.
test.de · Oct 16, 2026test.de · Oct 16, 2026
Strengths
dust- and waterproof.
Translated from GermanOriginal text : staub- und wasser­dicht.
test.de · Oct 16, 2026
Suitable usage profiles
very mindful people
Translated from GermanOriginal text : sehr acht­same Naturen
test.de · Oct 16, 2026

Specifications

Announcement date
2017-03-29 samsungmobilepress.com · Oct 16, 2026
Audio
3.5 mm headphone jack socket
Translated from GermanOriginal text : 3,5 Milli­meter-Kopf­hörer-Klinken­buchse
test.de · Oct 16, 2026
Battery capacity
3000 mAh samsungmobilepress.com · Oct 16, 2026
Battery energy
11.55 Wh notebookcheck.net · Oct 16, 2026
Bluetooth
Bluetooth® v 5.0 samsungmobilepress.com · Oct 16, 2026
Brand
Samsung test.de · Oct 16, 2026
Front camera
The selfie front camera has eight megapixels
Translated from GermanOriginal text : Frontkamera für Selfies hat acht Megapixel
test.de · Oct 16, 2026
Main camera
12-megapixel large image sensor
Translated from GermanOriginal text : 12 Megapixel großen Bild­sensor
test.de · Oct 16, 2026
Show all specifications
Optical image stabilisation
yes test.desamsungmobilepress.com
Mobile connectivity
LTE Cat. 16 samsungmobilepress.com
CPU
Octa core (2.3GHz Quad + 1.7GHz Quad), 64 bit, 10 nm process samsungmobilepress.com
Screen size
5.8 inches 01net.com
Resolution
2960x1440 samsungmobilepress.com
Display technology
Infinity Display samsungmobilepress.com
Fingerprint sensor
Fingerprint scanner
Translated from GermanOriginal text : Finger­abdruck-Scanner
test.de
IP rating
IP68 notebookcheck.net
Measurement protocols
Drop test in our drop tumbler from a height of 80 centimetres · For our measurement, an industrial robot runs through a standardised usage scenario
Translated from GermanOriginal text : Fall­test in unserer Fall­trommel mit 80 Zenti­metern Fall­höhe · Für unsere Messung spielt ein Industrieroboter ein stan­dardisiertes Nutzungs­szenario durch
test.detest.de
RAM options
4 GB samsungmobilepress.com
Release year
2017 samsungmobilepress.com
Processor
Octa core (2.3GHz Quad + 1.7GHz Quad), 64 bit, 10 nm process samsungmobilepress.com
Storage options
64 GB samsungmobilepress.com
USB
USB Type-C interface
Translated from GermanOriginal text : USB-Typ-C-Schnitt­stelle
test.de
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac samsungmobilepress.com
Not disclosed · 49
Declared drop resistance
not disclosed
Acknowledged defect
not disclosed
Number of reviews
not disclosed
Review platforms
not disclosed
Review scale
not disclosed
Review score
not disclosed
Unconfirmed signal
not disclosed
Usage limitation
not disclosed
Disassembly depth score
not disclosed
EU repairability class
not disclosed
Fasteners score
not disclosed
Repair manual
not disclosed
Parts pairing restrictions
not disclosed
Spare parts availability
not disclosed
Index scale
not disclosed
Index scheme
not disclosed
Repairability index
not disclosed
Charge cycles
not disclosed
Telephoto camera
not disclosed
Ultra-wide camera
not disclosed
Declared battery life
not disclosed
Brightness
not disclosed
Refresh rate
not disclosed
eSIM
not disclosed
5G
not disclosed
GPU
not disclosed
Height
not disclosed
Weight
not disclosed
RAM
not disclosed
SIM
not disclosed
Storage
not disclosed
Supported frequency bands
not disclosed
Thickness
not disclosed
Variant
not disclosed
VoLTE
not disclosed
Width
not disclosed
Wireless charging
not disclosed
Announced support period
not disclosed
Support commitment
not disclosed
Current official OS
not disclosed
OS upgrades delivered
not disclosed
Published end-of-support year
not disclosed
Last documented patch
not disclosed
Manufacturer interface
not disclosed
Patch scope
not disclosed
Promised OS upgrades
not disclosed
Support status
not disclosed
Support variant
not disclosed
Update release date
not disclosed

Summary

This record covers Samsung Galaxy S8. Screen diagonal: 5.8 inches. Typical battery capacity: 3000 mAh.

Durability and repair

Ingress protection code: IP68.

Software support

Launch operating system: Android 7.0.

Sources and confidence

  1. test.deOct 16, 2026

    Risse und Sprünge auf den Displays, an den Ecken war das Glas sogar zersplittert – und das schon nach 50 Stürzen auf Stein.

    Open source
  2. samsungmobilepress.comOct 16, 2026

    Corning® Gorilla® Glass 5 on both the front and back

    Open source
  3. notebookcheck.netOct 16, 2026

    The iFixit teardown

    Open source
  4. wefix.netOct 14, 2026

    Changement batterie

    Open source
  5. 01net.comOct 19, 2026

    5,8 pouces

    Open source
  6. samsungmobile.comOct 19, 2026

    SM-G950F

    Open source
  7. samsungmobile.comOct 16, 2026

    SM-G950F

    Open source
  8. samsungmobile.comOct 19, 2026

    SM-G950F

    Open source
  9. samsungmobile.comOct 18, 2026

    SM-G950F

    Open source
  10. samsungmobile.comOct 15, 2026

    SM-G950F

    Open source
  11. samsungmobile.comOct 18, 2026

    SM-G950F

    Open source
  12. samsungmobile.comOct 15, 2026

    SM-G950F

    Open source
Reference date
2026-11-05
Published revision
1580
Evidence coverage
Not disclosed
Sources shown
12

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