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Samsung Galaxy A8 vs Samsung Galaxy A9

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Samsung
Announced
July 2015 Expected Announcement - November 2015
Status
Available - August 2015 Rumored - December 2015
Price
Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors
Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold
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) -
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) 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
5.7 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, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), planned upgrade to v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 [Similar] Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 620 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 405 [Similar] Adreno 510 [Similar]
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16/32 GB 32 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB

Camera

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

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
FM radio with RDS; recording 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 Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth
v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.2, A2DP, EDR, 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
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant)
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity
3050 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by
- -
Talk Time
- -
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