Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy S9

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung	Samsung
Announced
December 2017	February 2018
Status
Coming Soon - January 2018	Coming Soon, March 2018
Price
Rs. 37,750 ($589.00) [Similarly Priced]	Rs. 52,999 ($750.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Black, orchid grey, gold, blue	Various
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm (5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)	147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm (5.81 x 2.7 x 0.33 in)
Weight
172 g (6.07 oz)	163 g (5.75 oz)
SIM Type
Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid 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 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
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 - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Notification LED
Yes	Yes

Type
Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version)	Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors
16M colors	16M colors
Size
5.6 inches [Similar]	5.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 2220 (441 ppi)	1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
75.51%	84.00%
Multi-Touch

OS
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)	Android 8.0 (Oreo)
User Interface
-	Samsung Experience
Processor
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa [Similar]	Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA & China, Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 [Similar]
GPU
Mali-G71 [Similar]	Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA & China [Similar]
RAM
4 GB [Browse Similar]	4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
32/64 GB	64 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)	microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only

Rear Camera
16 MP [Similar]	12 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED Flash	LED Flash
Features
Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR	Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.5 - f/2.4 variable aperture lens, 26mm, 1/2.5", 1.4 µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video
1080p@30fps	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera
Dual 16 MP + 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar]	8 MP, f/1.6, autofocus, 1440p, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps, VoLTE	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi
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
2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser
HTML5	HTML5

Internal
32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM	64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)	microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
USB OTG
Not Supported	Not Supported

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Light Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

Barometer Sensor

Heart-rate Sensor

NFC