Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A8 vs Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016) vs OnePlus 3T

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung OnePlus
Announced July 2015 April 2016 November 2016
Status Available - August 2015 Available - April 2016 Available - November 2016
Price Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 32,490 ($477.79) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 29,999 ($439.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold, Pink Gunmetal, Soft Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm
(6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)
161.7 x 80.9 x 7.9 mm
(6.37 x 3.19 x 0.31 in)
152.7 x 74.7 x 7.35 mm
(6.01 x 2.94 x 0.29 in)
Weight 151 g (5.33 oz) 210 g (7.41 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz)
SIM Type - - Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, Dual Stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - North America
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Global model
4G Network LTE LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700) - North America
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor - Fingerprint Sensor - Fingerprint Sensor
- Anodized Aluminum Metal Build
- 2.5D Curved Glass
Notification LED - No Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 Dual-core 2.35 GHz Kryo & Dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo, Qualcomm MSM8996Pro Snapdragon 821
GPU Adreno 405 Adreno 510 Adreno 530
RAM 2 GB 4 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 32 GB 64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Optic AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches 6.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 73.99% 75.93% 72.94%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS; recording FM radio with RDS; recording No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels 16 MP 16 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, OIS, f/1.9, 1/2.8" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR PDAF, f/2.0 Aperture, Sony IMX298, 1.12 µm Pixel Size, Optical Image Stabilization, Auto-HDR, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, RAW Image Support, Sapphire Crystal Lens Cover, Dynamic Denoise, Manual Control, HQ
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 16 MP, Samsung 3P8SP Sensor, PDAF, 1.0 µm Pixel Size, f/2.0, EIS, 1080p@30fps, Smile Capture [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat7 350/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 v3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, Dash Charge (5V, 4A)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB No
USB OTG - - Supported

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 Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3050 mAh 5000 mAh 3400 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -