Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy A21s

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced August 2015 December 2017 Expected Announcement - May 2020
Status Available - August 2015 Coming Soon - January 2018 Rumored
Price - Rs. 37,750 ($589.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White Black, orchid grey, gold, blue Black, White, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
8.9 mm thickness
(0.35 in thickness)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz)
SIM Type - Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) Android 10.0
Processor Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7580 Octa Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa Octa-core 2.0 GHz, Exynos 850
GPU Mali-T720MP2 Mali-G71 -
RAM 2 GB 4 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32/64 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version) PLS TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.1 inches 5.6 inches 6.55 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (432 ppi) 1080 x 2220 (441 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (268 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.63% 75.51% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM radio -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, f/1.9 16 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR 48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Dual 16 MP + 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.3, 29mm (normal), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
HDR, Panorama
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Yes
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 3 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC
USB OTG - Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not 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
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type 2800 mAh Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Battery Charging 10W
Capacity - 3000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -