SpecEagle review · Samsung

Galaxy C8 review: A 2017 China-market Samsung with dual rear cameras and 16 MP selfie.

Item: Galaxy C8
Rating: 50
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Jul 2017·$430

Overall

50/100

Class rank

#41 of 63

Tier

Mid-range

Buy?

Look elsewhere

The verdict, up front

Samsung's China-targeted youth phone.

Galaxy C8 was a 2017 China-market Samsung — dual rear cameras, big selfie cam and slim metal body, sold mainly through Chinese carrier and online channels.

01Display

70/100

70/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2017.

TypeSuper AMOLED

Size5.5 inches

Resolution1,920 × 1,080 px (FHD)

02Camera

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2017.

Main13 MP + 5 MP depth

Selfie16 MP, f/1.9, LED

03Performance

56/100

56/100 trails the 59-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2017.

ChipsetMediaTek Helio P25

RAM3 / 4 GB

Storage32 / 64 GB · microSD

04Battery

64/100

64/100 trails the 68-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2017.

Capacity3,000 mAh

WiredAdaptive Fast Charging

05Build

66/100

66/100 trails the 69-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2017.

06Value

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2017.

What works

Dual rear + 16 MP front cam.
Slim 7.9 mm aluminium body.
AMOLED + microSD.
China youth-market pitch.

What doesn't

Helio P25 mid-tier.
Mono speaker.
3,000 mAh modest.
China-focused.

Cross-shop it against

Nokia 7 Plus

$429 · score 70/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 63-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .