Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Samsung Galaxy C8 vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Price Comparison (India) - -

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced March 2017 September 2017 December 2017
Status Available - April 2017 Available - September 2017 Coming Soon - January 2018
Price Rs. 57,900 ($720.00) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 37,750 ($589.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold Black, Gold Black, orchid grey, gold, blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm
(5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
- 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) - 172 g (6.07 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Dual-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 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 - - 2.5D Curved Glass
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal Body
- Bixby
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Notification LED Yes Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.1.1 (Nougat) Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Processor Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
Exynos 8895 Octa
2.39 GHz Octa-core Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa
GPU Adreno 540 - Mali-G71
RAM 4 GB 3/4 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 32 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.8 inches 5.5 inches 5.6 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 2220 (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.06% - 75.51%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP Dual 13 MP + 5 MP 16 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 aperture, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Live Focus, f/1.7 aperture main, f/1.9 aperture secondary, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, AF [Similar] 16 MP, f/1.9 [Similar] Dual 16 MP + 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ 5.0, A2DP, EDR, 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, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3/4 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Not 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
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present light sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 3000 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -