Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy A53 5G

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced February 2016 December 2017 March 2022
Status Available - March 2016 Coming Soon - January 2018 Coming Soon - April 2022
Price Rs. 50,900 ($748.53) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 37,750 ($589.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Various Black, orchid grey, gold, blue Black, White, Blue, Peach
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 150.9 x 72.6 x 7.7 mm
(5.94 x 2.86 x 0.3 in)
149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
159.6 x 74.8 x 8.1 mm
(6.28 x 2.94 x 0.32 in)
Weight 157 g (5.54 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz) 189 g (6.67 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) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 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 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Heart rate sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
- IP68 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
Notification LED Yes Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) Android 12
Processor Quad-core (2x 2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x 1.6 GHz Kryo)/ Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) , Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820/ Exynos 8 Octa 8890 Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz & 6x2.0 GHz), Exynos 1280 processor
GPU Adreno 530/ Mali-T880 MP12 Mali-G71 Mali-G68
RAM 4 GB 4 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 32/64 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD upto 256GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Curved Edge Screen, Always-on display Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version) FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.6 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi) 1080 x 2220 (441 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (405 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 76.13% 75.51% 85.40%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels 16 MP 64 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, Dual Pixel, f/1.7, 1/2.6' Sensor Size, 1 µm Pixel Size, Smart Optical Image Stablization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR 64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.7X", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera 5 MP, f/1.7, Dual Video Call, Auto HDR [Similar] Dual 16 MP + 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, apt-X 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi 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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 4 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD upto 256GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 25W
Capacity 3600 mAh 3000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -