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Samsung Galaxy A7 vs Samsung Galaxy A8

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Samsung
Announced
Expected Announcement - December 2014 July 2015
Status
Rumored - January 2015 Available - August 2015
Price
Rs. 19,499 ($286.75) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
150.9 x 75.9 x 6.3 mm
(5.94 x 2.99 x 0.25 in)
158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm
(6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)
Weight
133 g (4.69 oz) 151 g (5.33 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - SM-A700*/DS
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features
- - Fingerprint sensor

Display

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
5.5 inches [Similar] 5.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
72.64% 73.99%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 405 [Similar] Adreno 405 [Similar]
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

Camera

Rear Camera
12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels [Similar] 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video
1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
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
Bluetooth
v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB
microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant)
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
2600 mAh 3050 mAh
Stand by
- -
Talk Time
- -
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