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Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Price Comparison (India)

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Samsung
Announced
March 2017 December 2017
Status
Available - April 2017 Coming Soon - January 2018
Price
Rs. 57,900 ($720.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 37,750 ($589.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold Black, orchid grey, gold, blue
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm
(5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
Weight
155 g (5.47 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz)
SIM Type
Dual-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), 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 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
Notification LED
Yes Yes

Display

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version)
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
5.8 inches [Similar] 5.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 1080 x 2220 (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
84.06% 75.51%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Processor
Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
Exynos 8895 Octa [Similar]
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 540 [Similar] Mali-G71 [Similar]
RAM
4 GB [Browse Similar] 4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
64 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

Camera

Rear Camera
12 MP [Similar] 16 MP [Similar]
Flash
Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash
Features
Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 aperture, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video
2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
8 MP, AF [Similar] Dual 16 MP + 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
No FM radio
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth
v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, 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
v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG
Supported Not Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
Light Sensor
Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)
Gyroscope Sensor
Barometer Sensor
Heart-rate Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
3000 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by
- -
Talk Time
- -
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