Do you want to know what's better BlackBerry Passport or Samsung Galaxy S8 ? You'll get the answer on this page! SpecsPRO has compared BlackBerry Passport vs Samsung Galaxy S8 : camera, battery, screen size, resolution and other important specifications.

Samsung Galaxy S8 vs BlackBerry Passport

  • Main

  • Model

  • Price

  • Advantages

  • launch

  • Announced

  • Status

  • platform

  • OS

  • Chipset

  • CPU

  • GPU

  • camera

  • Rear

  • Front

  • Video

  • Features

  • display

  • Size

  • Resolution

  • Technology

  • Protection

  • Multitouch

  • battery

  • General

  • Stand By

  • Talk time

  • Playing Music

  • body

  • Dimensions

  • Weight

  • Build

  • SIM card

  • Keyboard

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

  • Card slot

  • comms

  • WLAN

  • Bluetooth

  • GPS

  • NFC

  • Radio

  • USB

  • features

  • Sensors

  • Messaging

  • Browser

  • Java

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

  • network

  • Technology

  • 2G bands

  • 3G bands

  • 4G bands

  • Speed

  • GPRS

  • EDGE

  • Videos

  • Main

  • Model

    Samsung Galaxy S8

  • Price

    $369.99

  • Advantages

  • PLATFORM Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 - US model Exynos 8895 Octa - EMEA

    PLATFORM CPU: Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - US model Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz) - EMEA

    PLATFORM GPU: Adreno 540 - US model

    CAMERA Rear: 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm, phase detection autofocus, OIS, LED flash

    CAMERA Front: 8 MP, f/1.7, autofocus, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto HDR

    CAMERA Video: 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec.

    DISPLAY Resolution: 1440 x 2960 pixels (~570 ppi pixel density)

    BODY Dimensions: 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)

    MEMORY Internal Storage & RAM: 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

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BlackBerry Passport
  • launch

  • Announced

    2017, March

  • Status

    Coming soon. Exp. release 2017, April 21st

  • platform

  • OS

    Android OS, v7.0

  • Chipset

    Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 - US model Exynos 8895 Octa - EMEA

  • CPU

    Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - US model Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz) - EMEA

  • GPU

    Adreno 540 - US model

  • camera

  • Rear

    12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm, phase detection autofocus, OIS, LED flash

  • Front

    8 MP, f/1.7, autofocus, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto HDR

  • Video

    2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec.

  • Features

    1/2.5" sensor size, 1.4 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama

  • display

  • Size

    5.8 inches

  • Resolution

    1440 x 2960 pixels (~570 ppi pixel density)

  • Technology

    Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

  • Protection

    Corning Gorilla Glass 5 - 3D Touch (home button only) - Always-on display - TouchWiz UI

  • Multitouch

    Yes

  • battery

  • General

    Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery

  • Stand By

  • Talk time

  • Playing Music

  • body

  • Dimensions

    148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)

  • Weight

    155 g (5.47 oz, 0.34 lb)

  • Build

    Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel

  • SIM card

    Single SIM

  • Keyboard

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

    Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

    64 GB, 4 GB RAM

  • Card slot

    microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual-SIM model

  • comms

  • WLAN

    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

  • Bluetooth

    v5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX

  • GPS

    Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

  • NFC

    Yes

  • Radio

    No

  • USB

    v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

  • features

  • Sensors

    Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2

  • Messaging

    SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM

  • Browser

    HTML5

  • Java

    No

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

    Yes

  • network

  • Technology

    GSM / HSPA / LTE

  • 2G bands

    GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)

  • 3G bands

    HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

  • 4G bands

    LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700)

  • Speed

    HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps

  • GPRS

    Yes

  • EDGE

    Yes

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  • launch

  • Announced

    2014, June

  • Status

    Available. Released 2014, September

  • platform

  • OS

    BlackBerry OS 10.3, upgradable to v10.3.2

  • Chipset

    Qualcomm MSM8974AA Snapdragon 801

  • CPU

    Quad-core 2.26 GHz Krait 400

  • GPU

    Adreno 330

  • camera

  • Rear

    13 MP, f/2.0, 30mm, autofocus, OIS, LED flash

  • Front

    2 MP, f/2.8, 28mm, 720p

  • Video

    1080p@60fps

  • Features

    Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama

  • display

  • Size

    4.5 inches

  • Resolution

    1440 x 1440 pixels (~453 ppi pixel density)

  • Technology

    IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

  • Protection

    Corning Gorilla Glass 3

  • Multitouch

    Yes, up to 10 fingers

  • battery

  • General

    Non-removable Li-Ion 3450 mAh battery

  • Stand By

    About 432 h / About 444 h

  • Talk time

    About 18 h / About 23 h

  • Playing Music

    About 84 h

  • body

  • Dimensions

    128 x 90.3 x 9.3 mm (5.04 x 3.56 x 0.37 in)

  • Weight

    196 g (6.91 oz, 0.43 lb)

  • Build

  • SIM card

    Nano-SIM

  • Keyboard

    QWERTY

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

    Black, White, Red, Black&Gold, Silver

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

    32 GB, 3 GB RAM

  • Card slot

    microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

  • comms

  • WLAN

    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot

  • Bluetooth

    v4.0, A2DP, LE

  • GPS

    Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS

  • NFC

    Yes

  • Radio

    FM radio, RDS

  • USB

    microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort)

  • features

  • Sensors

    Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

  • Messaging

    SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM, BBM 6

  • Browser

    HTML5

  • Java

    Yes

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

    Yes

  • network

  • Technology

    GSM / HSPA / LTE

  • 2G bands

    GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

  • 3G bands

    HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100

  • 4G bands

    LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800)

  • Speed

    HSPA, LTE

  • GPRS

    Yes

  • EDGE

    Yes

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  • Summary

    The Galaxy S8 runs a faster processor Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) in comparison with the BlackBerry Passport. This is an important difference between these phones because fast processor allows you to run a few apps at once.

    The Galaxy S8 has better GPU Adreno 540 - US model thanks to which you will be able to run more number of modern game apps.

    The Galaxy S8 has better rear camera specs which makes the Galaxy S8 a better choice for photo lovers. The Samsung Galaxy S8 front camera specifications are better than that of the BlackBerry Passport: (8 megapixels and 1.7 aperture versus 2 megapixels and 2.8 aperture). If you want to make selfie photos of a good quality then it is an important advantage for you. The Galaxy S8 captures videos with a more quality resolution: 4K UHD vs FullHD.

    The Galaxy S8 has 4K UHD (1440 x 2960 pixels) display resolution with 567 ppi pixel density which is better in compare to the BlackBerry Passport 2K HD (1440 x 1440 pixels) display resolution with 452 ppi pixel density. It makes this phone a right choice for watching movies. The Galaxy S8 smartphone is easier to carry as it has smaller dimensions than the BlackBerry Passport: 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm versus 128 x 90.3 x 9.3 mm. The Galaxy S8 cell phone weight 155g which is 41g lighter in compare with the weight of the BlackBerry Passport.

    The BlackBerry Passport has a better battery life as it is produced with 3450mah battery which is 450mah bigger compared to the Galaxy S8 cell. That's mean this phone will live for a longer time without charging.

    Taking into account the above-mentioned differences the Galaxy S8 is the best buy. Get the lowest price on Amazon.