Screen size
Quick verdict
Galaxy M08 leads the measured specs 17-1.
Measured wins
Galaxy M08
17
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
3
equal specs
S5230 Star
1
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Galaxy M08
GSM / HSPA / LTE
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GSM
2G bands
Galaxy M08
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
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GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Galaxy M08
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
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-
4G bands
Galaxy M08
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
equal specs5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
SD card
equal specsStereo speakers
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-
Speed
Galaxy M08
HSPA, LTE
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-
GPRS
Galaxy M08
-
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Class 12
EDGE
Galaxy M08
-
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Class 12
Announced
Galaxy M08
2026, October 01
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2009, March. Released 2009, May
Status
Galaxy M08
Released Oct 2026
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Discontinued
Dimensions
Galaxy M08
167.4 x 77.4 x 8 mm (6.59 x 3.05 x 0.31 in)
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104 x 53 x 11.9 mm (4.09 x 2.09 x 0.47 in)
Weight
Galaxy M08
197 g (6.95 oz)
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93.5 g (3.28 oz)
Build
Galaxy M08
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
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-
SIM
Galaxy M08
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
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Mini-SIM
Other
Galaxy M08
IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes)
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-
Type
Galaxy M08
PLS LCD, 90Hz
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TFT resistive touchscreen, 256K colors
Size
Galaxy M08
6.7 inches, 108.4 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio)
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3.0 inches, 25.6 cm2 (~46.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Galaxy M08
720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~262 ppi density)
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240 x 400 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~155 ppi density)
Other
Galaxy M08
-
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Handwriting recognition
OS
Galaxy M08
Android 17, up to 6 major OS updates, One UI 9
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-
Chipset
Galaxy M08
Mediatek Helio G99+ (6 nm)
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-
CPU
Galaxy M08
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
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-
GPU
Galaxy M08
Mali-G57 MC2
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-
Card slot
Galaxy M08
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
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microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Galaxy M08
64GB 4GB RAM
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50MB
Phonebook
Galaxy M08
-
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Yes, Photo Contact
Call records
Galaxy M08
-
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Yes
Dual
Galaxy M08
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF Auxiliary lens
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-
Features
Galaxy M08
LED flash
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-
Video
Galaxy M08
1080p@30/60fps
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320p@15fps
Single
Galaxy M08
-
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3.15 MP
Single
Galaxy M08
8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
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-
Video
Galaxy M08
Yes
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-
Other
Galaxy M08
-
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No
Loudspeaker
Galaxy M08
Yes
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Yes
3.5mm jack
Galaxy M08
Yes
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No
WLAN
Galaxy M08
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
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No
Bluetooth
Galaxy M08
5.3, A2DP, LE
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2.1, A2DP
Positioning
Galaxy M08
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
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No
NFC
Galaxy M08
No
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-
Radio
Galaxy M08
FM radio
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Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB
Galaxy M08
USB Type-C 2.0
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2.0
Sensors
Galaxy M08
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity
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Accelerometer
Messaging
Galaxy M08
-
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SMS, MMS, Email
Browser
Galaxy M08
-
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WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Games
Galaxy M08
-
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Yes + downloadable
Java
Galaxy M08
-
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Yes, MIDP 2.0
Other
Galaxy M08
-
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MP3/WMA/AAC player H.264/MP4 player Organizer Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) Shazam Find Music service
Type
Galaxy M08
6000 mAh
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Removable Li-Ion 1000 mAh battery
Charging
Galaxy M08
25W wired
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-
Stand-by
Galaxy M08
-
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Up to 800 h
Talk time
Galaxy M08
-
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Up to 10 h
Colors
Galaxy M08
Silver
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Black, White, Pink
Models
Galaxy M08
SM-M085F, SM-M085F/DS
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-
SAR
Galaxy M08
0.62 W/kg (head)
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0.91 W/kg (head) 0.72 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
Galaxy M08
0.75 W/kg (head) 1.29 W/kg (body)
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0.53 W/kg (head)
Price
Galaxy M08
About 160 EUR
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About 70 EUR