Galaxy S8 Global vs US, which is a better phone

Recommendation Request🙏

Buying it for the collection and might use it as a music player. So, need some suggestion. One major downside is 4 GB RAM and 64 GB storage (My 5t from 2017 is 8+128). I tried finding higher storage variant but no luck!

MAJOR DRAWBACKS (IN ORDER)

> Battery life

> Video recording limited to 4K30

> RAM & storage

> FP reader placement

> One UI 1, no gestures (?)

> Mono speakers

GALAXY S8 (G950F/global/8895) vs (G950U/US/835)

> Unlocked bootloader on Exynos

> No carrier restriction and carrier bloatware

> Performance/battery life is pretty similar

> DAC is better on 8895

> UFS 2.1 on 8895 compared to UFS 2.0 on 835

So, overall global/8895 > US/835

I'm leaning towards S8 Global/8895, but I really want to know the actual experience of the users.

Posted Jul 27, 2026, 7:02 AM UTC

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