For a very long time Samsung has been the star of the smartphone market.
Samsung fascinating design and the hype given it's smartphone by it's users and enthusiastic tech bloggers have made samsung phones popular and a bit expensive.
Also samsung smartphones are the most sold smartphone in the world.

Samsung's design and popularity may have prevented some set of people from considering other devices that may offer same performance at cheaper prices.

The keyword in this article is perfromance.
Alternative smartphones that will be discussed in this article may not be as beautiful as the samsung galaxy s8, but will surely perform like the S8 if not more than.
See also: samsung galaxy s8 review
Before we jump to the list of alternatives, I will make a quick scan of the core specifications of the samsung galaxy s8.

The samsung galaxy S8 is 5.8 inch in size with a screen resolution of 2960 X 1440 accompanied by a desnsity of 570 PPI and also an aspect ratio of 18:5:9 which makes it's screen longer instead of wider considering it's 5.8 inch size.

Samsung galaxy S8 features a combination of metal and glass in it's build.

Hardware specifications includes;

Processor: Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 processor.

Internal Storage: 64 GB with expandable storage up to 256GB for microSD.

Ram: 4GB ram

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

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

Battery: Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery.

And also the samsung galaxy S8 does feature a headphone jack.

Now that we have done a quick scan of the major specifications of the samsung galaxy s8 we can now begin our list of cheaper alternatives.

Before we begin, the samsung galaxy S8 cost about $800

1. One Plus 5
One plus 5

The keyword in manufacture of one plus smartphones since inception has being BUDGET.

One plus produces smartphones at amazing prices which is low when compared to other flagships and the one plus 5 is no exception.

The one plus 5 features 2017 hardware specifications with a price that is not common with most 2017 flagships.

The one plus 5 costs $539 with the following hardware specifications.

Display: 5.5 inch display is an amoled display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080.

Processor: snapdragon 835 octa-core processor chip.

Ram: 8GB

Storage: 128GB with expandable micro SD storage.

Rear Camera: Dual camera system a 16mp primary camera with an aparture of F/1.7 , Electronic image stabilization.
The secondary camera on the rear is a 20MP camera F/2.6 and a telephoto lens with 2X zoom.

Front camera:16mp camera with Sony X 350 built in.

Battery: 3,300 mah

One plus 5 also features a headphone jack.

The one plus 5 is not as beautiful as the samsung galaxy S8 infact there are
criticisms concerning the fact that the one plus 5 is rip off of the IPhone 7.
But considering the hardware on the one plus 5, you are not going to regret saving about $300 on the one plus 5 instead of buying the samsung galaxy s8.

The one plus 5 is a performance beast.

2. Xiaomi Mi6
Xiaomi Mi6

The xiaomi brand may not be as popular as samsung, but they have being a major contender when it comes to offering the same specifications on smartphones in S series of samsung smartphones with a cheaper price.

The xiaomi Mi5 from last year couldn't contend very well with samsung galaxy S7 due to durability issues, But xiaomi is back with the Mi6 which is a major contender with the samsung galaxy S8 with a durable build.
See also: Xiaomi Mi6 vs samsung galaxy s8
Xiaomi Mi6 also features a perimum design, it was built with a combination of cremaics and glass. With this build components the xiaomi Mi6 might appear more fragile than the samsung galaxy s8+ is ,but Durability tests has proven that the xiaomi Mi6 is durable and not as fragile as we think.

Xiaomi Mi6 at $360 offers the following hardware specifications.

Display:5.1 inch non curved 1080p curved LCD display.

Processor: snap dragon 835 processor

Rear Camera: Dual camera lens system with 12MP size to each camera on the rear.
One of the cameras is a 2X zoom camera while the other features a wide
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Ur post would have been more fascinating if u had added pictures of the phone to buttress ur points...

meh.

nothing beats the s8

Why?

The only thing to consider is your bank account.

pls we need pics

One plus 5

Xiaomi mi6

The xiaomi brand may not be as popular as samsung, but they have being a major contender when it comes to offering the same specifications on smartphones in S series of samsung smartphones with a cheaper price.

The xiaomi Mi5 from last year couldn't contend very well with samsung galaxy S7 due to durability issues, But xiaomi is back with the Mi6 which is a major contender with the samsung galaxy S8 with a durable build.
See also: Xiaomi Mi6 vs samsung galaxy s8
Xiaomi Mi6 also features a perimum design, it was built with a combination of cremaics and glass. With this build components the xiaomi Mi6 might appear more fragile than the samsung galaxy s8+ is ,but Durability tests has proven that the xiaomi Mi6 is durable and not as fragile as we think.

Xiaomi Mi6 at $360 offers the following hardware specifications.

Display:5.1 inch non curved 1080p curved LCD display.

Processor: snap dragon 835 processor

Rear Camera: Dual camera lens system with 12MP size to each camera on the rear.
One of the cameras is a 2X zoom camera while the other features a wide angle camera lens.

Front camera: 8MP front shooter

Ram: 6GB

Storage: 128GB if internal storage

Battery: 3,350 Mah

The xiaomi Mi6 has a draw back here, it doesn't feature a headphone jack. Read more...

lexicop:
The xiaomi brand may not be as popular as samsung, but they have being a major contender when it comes to offering the same specifications on smartphones in S series of samsung smartphones with a cheaper price.

The xiaomi Mi5 from last year couldn't contend very well with samsung galaxy S7 due to durability issues, But xiaomi is back with the Mi6 which is a major contender with the samsung galaxy S8 with a durable build.
See also: Xiaomi Mi6 vs samsung galaxy s8
Xiaomi Mi6 also features a perimum design, it was built with a combination of cremaics and glass. With this build components the xiaomi Mi6 might appear more fragile than the samsung galaxy s8+ is ,but Durability tests has proven that the xiaomi Mi6 is durable and not as fragile as we think.

Xiaomi Mi6 at $360 offers the following hardware specification

Where do u want to buy MI 6 for $360

it was $360 on release, I just reconfirmed the price from xiaomi's website its $489.

Still cheaper than the S8 though.

http://www.xiaomidevice.com/xiaomi-mi6.html

You can confirm the price from the link above

And by 'list' you mean just these two? I was actually expecting more.
And please use Naira abeg...using dollar makes the phones look expensive still.

Nokia 3310 is still the bomb.

Too bad none of these models are as good as the Galaxy S8!

The Asus zenephone AR is the most expensive in the list, but there is reason behind its price.
The Asus zenephone AR is the most sophisticated on the list.

Asus zenephone AR supports google tango Augmented reality as well as google day dream VR.

Also the Asus zenephone AR was the first smartphone announced with 8GB of ram.

The Asus zenephone AR is a 5.7 inch device, it features a combination of leather covering and metal in its build.

For $648 the Asus zenephone AR offers the following hardware specifications;

Display: 5.5 inch amoled quad HD display with a resolution of 1440 X 2560.

Rear Camera: A 23MP Tango camera with sony IMX318 sensor which is choked with motion tracking and depth sensing sensors and also this camera features optical image stabilization and Asus quick Tritech autofocus system.

Front camera: 8MP

Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 821

Ram: 8GB

Storage: 128GB UFS 2.0 storage with option of up to 2TB expendable storage for micro SD.

Battery: 3,300 Mah.

The Asus zenephone AR features a headphone jack.

The draw back here in it's hardware specifications is it's processor which is the Qualcomm snapdragon 821 processor from 2016 instead of the 2017 snapdragon 835 processor read more...

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HarveyDeven:
Too bad none of these models are as good as the Galaxy S8!

Still wondering why it's difficult for people to admit that there are smartphones better than the galaxy s8.

I'm glad xiaomi is there.

Youngpo413:
I'm glad xiaomi is there.

Xiaomi na serious contender.

lexicop:


Xiaomi na serious contender.

Xiami what?

lexicop:


Still wondering why it's difficult for people to admit that there are smartphones better than the galaxy s8.

cos most most times specs don't matter ...but different user experiences with individual phones is all that matters

jayhk:
cos most most times specs don't matter ...but different user experiences with individual phones is all that matters

It has to do with the design it has, the new 18:9 aspect ratio that makes it's 5.8 screen longer instead of wider.

User experience?? How else person wan take use phone.

Or are you trying to say the samsung galaxy s8 is very durable , more durable than the phones listed above.

Or it's user interface, cause majority of smartphone users use custom launchers.

How you didn't mention Tecno Camon CX that costs for 56k. Tecno CX Air for 43k. Tecno CX Limited Edition for 95k. All with awesome specs.

Jaculze:
How you didn't mention Tecno Camon CX that costs for 56k. Tecno CX Air for 43k. Tecno CX Limited Edition for 95k. All with awesome specs.

So jacluze you feel Tecno canon CX Manchester edition can replace Samsung galaxy S8??

Do you work for tecno??

lexicop:


So jacluze you feel Tecno canon CX Manchester edition can replace Samsung galaxy S8??

Do you work for tecno??

The thread said "list of phones to consider before getting the Samsung S8" and he went ahead to mention other phones. Now tell me how it a problem is I mention Tecno brands? Do u have to work with Tecno before I vouch for them?

I mean smartphones that can easily replace Samsung galaxy S8. I phones that can contend with the s8.

Tecno camon CX cannot na.

lexicop:


It has to do with the design it has, the new 18:9 aspect ratio that makes it's 5.8 screen longer instead of wider.

User experience?? How else person wan take use phone.

Or are you trying to say the samsung galaxy s8 is very durable , more durable than the phones listed above.

Or it's user interface, cause majority of smartphone users use custom launchers.

The new aspect ratio was also used by LG for the G6 and leak/rumoured Google Pixel 2, LG v30 and iPhone 8 also have the unusual aspect ratio. Why criticise only Samsung S8?

Anything glass can easily be damaged but S8 is still strong.

Have you seen their phones to reach the conclusion that they use custom launchers? You even said majority, easy pal.

ollah1:



The new aspect ratio was also used by LG for the G6 and leak/rumoured Google Pixel 2, LG v30 and iPhone 8 also have the unusual aspect ratio. Why criticise only Samsung S8?

Anything glass can easily be damaged but S8 is still strong.

Have you seen their phones to reach the conclusion that they use custom launchers? You even said majority, easy pal.

Am not criticizing anything.

I know LG G6 does, but samsung galaxy s8 is the topic of discussion here.

lexicop:


Am not criticizing anything.

I know LG G6 does, but samsung galaxy s8 is the topic of discussion here.

Yes it is the topic of discussion but you should learn to complete your write up. There are loads of average Joes reading and will conclude that "only" the S8 has an unusual aspect ratio.

doogee has an s8 look alike already on presale..

Specs

Better check out this before you waste money on Tecno or gionee :

DOOGEE BL5000 Dual 13.0MP Camera Android 7.0 5050mAh 12V2A Quick Charge 5.5'' FHD MTK6750T Octa Core 4GB RAM 64GB ROM Smartphone : 58k-60k