Samsung Galaxy S6 vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)
Price Comparison (India)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| March 2015 | September 2016 |
| Status | |
| Available - April 2015 | Coming Soon - October 2016 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 29,999 ($441.16) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 39,240 ($588.00) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz | Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold, Mint |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm (5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in) |
156.6 x 76.8 x 7.2 mm (6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 in) |
| Weight | |
| 138 g (4.87 oz) | 182 g (6.42 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel - Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified) - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) |
- Fingerprint Sensor |
Display
| Type | |
| Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 | Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 5.1 inches [Similar] | 5.7 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (577 ppi) [Similar] | 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) [Similar] |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 70.66% | 74.66% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) | Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57, Exynos 7420 [Similar] | Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7420 Octa [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Mali-T760 [Similar] | Mali-T760MP8 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 3 GB [Browse Similar] | 3 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 32/64/128 GB | 32/64 GB |
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 256 GB |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels, OIS [Similar] | 16 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED Flash | LED Flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama | Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR |
| Video | |
| 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call, HDR [Similar] | 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | FM radio, 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, LE, apt-X | v4.2, 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, WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host | microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM | 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 256 GB |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | - |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 2550 mAh | 3300 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |