Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy C9

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced December 2015 September 2016 Not announced yet
Status Available - February 2016 Coming Soon - October 2016 Rumored
Price Rs. 21,900 ($322.06) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 39,240 ($588.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold, Mint Gold, Pink Gold, Dark Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144.8 x 71.0 x 7.3 mm
(5.7 x 2.8 x 0.29 in)
156.6 x 76.8 x 7.2 mm
(6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 in)
162.9 x 80.7 x 6.9 mm
(6.41 x 3.18 x 0.27 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 182 g (6.42 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7420 Octa Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53), Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652
GPU - Mali-T760MP8 Adreno 510
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32/64 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches 5.7 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.38% 74.66% 75.56%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio, recording FM radio, RDS, recording Stereo FM radio with RDS; recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 16 MP 16 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash Dual-LED (dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 16 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable battery
Capacity 2900 mAh 3300 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -