Samsung Galaxy A8 vs Micromax Canvas 2 (2017)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Micromax |
| Announced | |
| July 2015 | May 2017 |
| Status | |
| Available - August 2015 | Available - May 2017 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 11,999 ($189.00) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold | Black |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm (6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in) |
- |
| Weight | |
| 151 g (5.33 oz) | - |
| SIM Type | |
| - | Dual-SIM |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) | GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 TD-SCDMA |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - Fingerprint sensor | - |
| Notification LED | |
| - | Yes |
Display
| Type | |
| Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen | IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 5.7 inches [Similar] | 5.5 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) [Similar] | 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar] |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 73.99% | - |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) | Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 [Similar] | Quad-core 1.3 GHz, MediaTek [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 405 [Similar] | - |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 3 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/32 GB | 16 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | microSD, up to 64 GB |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels [Similar] | 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | Dual-LED (Dual Tone) |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR | Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama |
| Video | |
| 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] | 5 MP [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| FM radio with RDS; recording | FM radio |
| 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 Cat6 300/50 Mbps | HSPA, LTE, VoLTE |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE | v4.1, A2DP, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 | microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant) | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM | 16 GB, 3 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | microSD, up to 64 GB |
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | Li-Po Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 3050 mAh | 3050 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |